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Defensive Series #12 Touchdown
Contributor: Pats1
Time: 2:17 remaining in the fourth quarter
Statistics: 7 plays (3 run, 4 pass), 80 yards (11 run, 57 pass, 12 penalty), time of possession was 1:17
Breakdown: 1 green play (0 run, 1 pass) for 0 yds., 1 black play (1 run, 0 pass) for 3 yds., 5 red plays (2 run, 3 pass) for 65 yds. (8 run, 57 pass), 12 penalty yards lost for the Patriots.
1st and 10 Ind 20
Result: Pass, Wayne, 10 yard out, 11 yds.
Analysis: Shotgun 3 WR, Clark right slot, TE left, RB right vs. 3-4 with CBs well off. Banta-Cain and Vrabel both blitz off the edges, but are picked up by the OTs and RB. Seymour and Wright are also stopped cold by the LG and C. The only pressure came from Warren, who beat the RG inside and nailed Peyton after the lobbed throw. Bruschi shadows the RB chipping Vrabel and coming out. The Colts ran three levels of out/crossing patterns here. Clark came across short, covered by Scott. About 8 yards out, Fletcher was covered by Alexander on an out route. Wayne did a 10-yard out, but with Hobbs playing so far off, was open to make the quick catch and step out of bounds.
1st and 10 Ind 31
Result: Pass, Fletcher, Incomplete.
Analysis: No huddle, shotgun same formation and personnel vs. 3-4 with RCB press and SILB about 7 yards off the TE. Same pass rush, but this time it was Banta-Cain who broke free but hit Manning just a second too late. Same crossing routes by the Colts, with this time Manning opting for Fletcher at about 8 yards, as Hobbs played Wayne up tight. Alexander was playing behind Fletcher and got a hand in there to knock it free.
2nd and 10 Ind 31
Result: Pass, Fletcher, 20 yard flag, 32 yds.
Analysis: No huddle, shotgun same formation and personnel vs. 3-4, SILB 7 yards off TE and RCB backed off again. Bruschi blitzed this time, but was picked up by the RB. The other 4 rushers couldn’t get to Manning, but Warren stunted around Banta-Cain but could only fall at the feet of Manning, pressured but relatively unaffected. The C picked up a Seymour stunt, handing Wright off to the LT, who gained more ground on Wright than vise versa. Vrabel was checked off by the RT and dropped into coverage. The Pats were in man free (cover -1), so the deep FS was playing the entire deep zone, and had to stay between Fletcher and Harrison deep. Sanders came up to pick up Clark, and Hobbs stuck with Wayne on a short crossing pattern. This left Alexander chasing Fletcher deep downfield. Bryan Fletcher ran a 4.82 40. Alexander ran a 4.59 40. Still, Fletcher wins. The problem here is that the Pats essentially rushed 6. If you’re going to do that, it is imperative that you get serious pressure on the QB. That didn’t happen here. If Bruschi and Vrabel didn’t blitz, for example, they’d be available short to at least take up space underneath. Instead, Hobbs and Sanders are required underneath, leaving these undesirable matchups deep. I’m also wondering why Alexander was on the field in favor of a Scott or Mickens or Baker, considering the Colts lining up 3 wide.
1st and 10 NE 37
Result: Pass, Wayne, 5 yard square-in, 14 yds.
PENALTY on NE-T.Banta-Cain, Roughing the Passer, 12 yards, enforced at NE 23.
Analysis: No huddle, shotgun same formation and personnel vs. 3-4 with RCB press. 6 blitz again, but Bruschi’s hopping and skipping gets him caught in no-mans land with the RB tripping over Vrabel too. Wright and Seymour got nothing on the LT and LG; Warren stunted outside and was picked up by the RT. Vrabel fell into the RG. Banta-Cain beat the LG around the corner, but again Peyton stared down the pressure and hit Wayne in-stride across the middle. Hobbs was playing in “press,” but didn’t bother to hit Wayne. He set up behind the route, and was burned across the field, missing a tackle in the process. Sanders was also too aggressive, and was left in the dust as well. This left Scott to make the play, who, with the help of Bruschi coming from behind, knocked the ball out of Wayne’s hands and into mid air. With that suspension that probably felt like an eternity for all of those involved, Baker came out of nowhere, but Bruschi got in his way. Therefore, Baker could only use one hand to go for the ball, an attempt that was bested by Wayne’s two-handed effort on the ball. Adding insult to injury was a ticky-tack roughing the passer penalty on Banta-Cain, whose right hand grazed Peyton’s helmet as it came down on his shoulder pad. Without the penalty and the horrible tackling, this should have been a quick 5-7 yard gain.
Note: 2 minute warning.
1st and 10 NE 11
Result: Run, Addai, right tackle, 5 yds.
Analysis: Shotgun reversed formation and personnel with slot motion to LT vs. 3-4 blitz look. Backside, Seymour was sealed by the LT, Banta-Cain ole’d Clark, and Alexander was driven well off by the LG. Wilfork came back in but was sealed by the C, just as Bruschi came down but was turned in by the RG. Warren came out and Wright shifted over to LDE, where he shed the RT to make the play. Vrabel also shed the TE to help out, but Addai carried both of them for an extra yard or two.
2nd and 5 NE 6
Result: Run, Addai, up the middle, 3 yds.
Analysis: No huddle, same formation, personnel, and motion vs. 3-4 blitz look and FS in box. On the right, Wright and Vrabel held their ground to force Addai to cut inside. Bruschi was driven back at first by the RG but broke free to help on the stop. Wilfork and Alexander filled nicely on the C and LG, but they both read the run right and got caught outside. Seymour fell on the cut-blocking LT, also obstructing Banta-Cain, and Clark took out Scott on a quick slash block. Seymour got back up to take down Addai backside.
3rd and 2 NE 3
Result: Timeout, New England – 2 remaining in the second half.
3rd and 2 NE 3
Result: Run, Addai, up the middle, 2 yds., TOUCHDOWN.
Analysis: 2 WR, 2 TE split vs. 3-4 blitz look with FS in box and CBs press. Scott came in on a blitz, but was driven back by the LTE Clark. Seymour and Banta-Cain were kept outside by the LT. Alexander was sealed by the LG. Wilfork was pancaked right by the C. Bruschi met the RG and fell down. Warren took the RT, and Vrabel took the RTE. Addai walked into the endzone.
Extra Point
Result: Converted.
Score: New England 34 – Indianapolis 38
Assessment
Not a tremendous amount to say about this one. Rashad Baker and Chad Scott both saw time at FS, with Hawkins hurt. Alexander was in there. Wright came in for a cramping Wilfork and Warren for a play. The Pats’ strategy was to attack Peyton on the blitz, but it quite frankly failed. Vrabel, for someone who was moved back outside at the expense (until Colvin’s injury) of Banta-Cain, didn’t make the impact as a pass rusher he has in years past. Bruschi was knocked all around. There was little to no pressure from the DL. When you have this many rushers, you’re leaving man-to-man coverage against a battered and tired secondary. Credit should be given to Samuel for shutting down Harrison all drive, but Hobbs had problems with Wayne whether he was in the press or not. The Pats knew the Colts would be coming out passing here – why not bring in the nickel and dime? Were they running that low on DBs? The Pats have historically taken away the deep ball for Peyton in these situations. By bringing extra rushers, they made a gamble with the man free coverage on the KILLER Fletcher catch and lost. Once the Colts got close, they didn’t completely manhandle the Pats’ front seven on their 3 rushes, but certainly got enough push to give Addai room to work. Him walking into the endzone with Wilfork on his ass was unacceptable.
Drive Grades
DL ‘D’ - No pass rush, troubles against the run
OLBs ‘B’ - Good against run, OK against pass
ILBs ‘D’ - Burned in coverage, knocked around on runs
CBs ‘C’ - OK coverage, poor tackling
Ss ‘C’ - Stretched thin, poor tackling
DC ‘F’ - Bad time to gamble
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Defensive Series #12 Touchdown
Contributor: Pats1
Time: 2:17 remaining in the fourth quarter
Statistics: 7 plays (3 run, 4 pass), 80 yards (11 run, 57 pass, 12 penalty), time of possession was 1:17
Breakdown: 1 green play (0 run, 1 pass) for 0 yds., 1 black play (1 run, 0 pass) for 3 yds., 5 red plays (2 run, 3 pass) for 65 yds. (8 run, 57 pass), 12 penalty yards lost for the Patriots.
1st and 10 Ind 20
Result: Pass, Wayne, 10 yard out, 11 yds.
Analysis: Shotgun 3 WR, Clark right slot, TE left, RB right vs. 3-4 with CBs well off. Banta-Cain and Vrabel both blitz off the edges, but are picked up by the OTs and RB. Seymour and Wright are also stopped cold by the LG and C. The only pressure came from Warren, who beat the RG inside and nailed Peyton after the lobbed throw. Bruschi shadows the RB chipping Vrabel and coming out. The Colts ran three levels of out/crossing patterns here. Clark came across short, covered by Scott. About 8 yards out, Fletcher was covered by Alexander on an out route. Wayne did a 10-yard out, but with Hobbs playing so far off, was open to make the quick catch and step out of bounds.
1st and 10 Ind 31
Result: Pass, Fletcher, Incomplete.
Analysis: No huddle, shotgun same formation and personnel vs. 3-4 with RCB press and SILB about 7 yards off the TE. Same pass rush, but this time it was Banta-Cain who broke free but hit Manning just a second too late. Same crossing routes by the Colts, with this time Manning opting for Fletcher at about 8 yards, as Hobbs played Wayne up tight. Alexander was playing behind Fletcher and got a hand in there to knock it free.
2nd and 10 Ind 31
Result: Pass, Fletcher, 20 yard flag, 32 yds.
Analysis: No huddle, shotgun same formation and personnel vs. 3-4, SILB 7 yards off TE and RCB backed off again. Bruschi blitzed this time, but was picked up by the RB. The other 4 rushers couldn’t get to Manning, but Warren stunted around Banta-Cain but could only fall at the feet of Manning, pressured but relatively unaffected. The C picked up a Seymour stunt, handing Wright off to the LT, who gained more ground on Wright than vise versa. Vrabel was checked off by the RT and dropped into coverage. The Pats were in man free (cover -1), so the deep FS was playing the entire deep zone, and had to stay between Fletcher and Harrison deep. Sanders came up to pick up Clark, and Hobbs stuck with Wayne on a short crossing pattern. This left Alexander chasing Fletcher deep downfield. Bryan Fletcher ran a 4.82 40. Alexander ran a 4.59 40. Still, Fletcher wins. The problem here is that the Pats essentially rushed 6. If you’re going to do that, it is imperative that you get serious pressure on the QB. That didn’t happen here. If Bruschi and Vrabel didn’t blitz, for example, they’d be available short to at least take up space underneath. Instead, Hobbs and Sanders are required underneath, leaving these undesirable matchups deep. I’m also wondering why Alexander was on the field in favor of a Scott or Mickens or Baker, considering the Colts lining up 3 wide.
1st and 10 NE 37
Result: Pass, Wayne, 5 yard square-in, 14 yds.
PENALTY on NE-T.Banta-Cain, Roughing the Passer, 12 yards, enforced at NE 23.
Analysis: No huddle, shotgun same formation and personnel vs. 3-4 with RCB press. 6 blitz again, but Bruschi’s hopping and skipping gets him caught in no-mans land with the RB tripping over Vrabel too. Wright and Seymour got nothing on the LT and LG; Warren stunted outside and was picked up by the RT. Vrabel fell into the RG. Banta-Cain beat the LG around the corner, but again Peyton stared down the pressure and hit Wayne in-stride across the middle. Hobbs was playing in “press,” but didn’t bother to hit Wayne. He set up behind the route, and was burned across the field, missing a tackle in the process. Sanders was also too aggressive, and was left in the dust as well. This left Scott to make the play, who, with the help of Bruschi coming from behind, knocked the ball out of Wayne’s hands and into mid air. With that suspension that probably felt like an eternity for all of those involved, Baker came out of nowhere, but Bruschi got in his way. Therefore, Baker could only use one hand to go for the ball, an attempt that was bested by Wayne’s two-handed effort on the ball. Adding insult to injury was a ticky-tack roughing the passer penalty on Banta-Cain, whose right hand grazed Peyton’s helmet as it came down on his shoulder pad. Without the penalty and the horrible tackling, this should have been a quick 5-7 yard gain.
Note: 2 minute warning.
1st and 10 NE 11
Result: Run, Addai, right tackle, 5 yds.
Analysis: Shotgun reversed formation and personnel with slot motion to LT vs. 3-4 blitz look. Backside, Seymour was sealed by the LT, Banta-Cain ole’d Clark, and Alexander was driven well off by the LG. Wilfork came back in but was sealed by the C, just as Bruschi came down but was turned in by the RG. Warren came out and Wright shifted over to LDE, where he shed the RT to make the play. Vrabel also shed the TE to help out, but Addai carried both of them for an extra yard or two.
2nd and 5 NE 6
Result: Run, Addai, up the middle, 3 yds.
Analysis: No huddle, same formation, personnel, and motion vs. 3-4 blitz look and FS in box. On the right, Wright and Vrabel held their ground to force Addai to cut inside. Bruschi was driven back at first by the RG but broke free to help on the stop. Wilfork and Alexander filled nicely on the C and LG, but they both read the run right and got caught outside. Seymour fell on the cut-blocking LT, also obstructing Banta-Cain, and Clark took out Scott on a quick slash block. Seymour got back up to take down Addai backside.
3rd and 2 NE 3
Result: Timeout, New England – 2 remaining in the second half.
3rd and 2 NE 3
Result: Run, Addai, up the middle, 2 yds., TOUCHDOWN.
Analysis: 2 WR, 2 TE split vs. 3-4 blitz look with FS in box and CBs press. Scott came in on a blitz, but was driven back by the LTE Clark. Seymour and Banta-Cain were kept outside by the LT. Alexander was sealed by the LG. Wilfork was pancaked right by the C. Bruschi met the RG and fell down. Warren took the RT, and Vrabel took the RTE. Addai walked into the endzone.
Extra Point
Result: Converted.
Score: New England 34 – Indianapolis 38
Assessment
Not a tremendous amount to say about this one. Rashad Baker and Chad Scott both saw time at FS, with Hawkins hurt. Alexander was in there. Wright came in for a cramping Wilfork and Warren for a play. The Pats’ strategy was to attack Peyton on the blitz, but it quite frankly failed. Vrabel, for someone who was moved back outside at the expense (until Colvin’s injury) of Banta-Cain, didn’t make the impact as a pass rusher he has in years past. Bruschi was knocked all around. There was little to no pressure from the DL. When you have this many rushers, you’re leaving man-to-man coverage against a battered and tired secondary. Credit should be given to Samuel for shutting down Harrison all drive, but Hobbs had problems with Wayne whether he was in the press or not. The Pats knew the Colts would be coming out passing here – why not bring in the nickel and dime? Were they running that low on DBs? The Pats have historically taken away the deep ball for Peyton in these situations. By bringing extra rushers, they made a gamble with the man free coverage on the KILLER Fletcher catch and lost. Once the Colts got close, they didn’t completely manhandle the Pats’ front seven on their 3 rushes, but certainly got enough push to give Addai room to work. Him walking into the endzone with Wilfork on his ass was unacceptable.
Drive Grades
DL ‘D’ - No pass rush, troubles against the run
OLBs ‘B’ - Good against run, OK against pass
ILBs ‘D’ - Burned in coverage, knocked around on runs
CBs ‘C’ - OK coverage, poor tackling
Ss ‘C’ - Stretched thin, poor tackling
DC ‘F’ - Bad time to gamble
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