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With all the offensive talk going on right now, I thought I'd take a look back at the 2003 Patriots, specifically their performance in the AFC Championship against the Colts, to see what their balanced, controlled, and varied offensive attack looked like then. I charted out the game Reiss-style, and added some notes on creative/well-designed/executed plays, as well as poorly executed plays that could have made the game a lot less close than it actually was (the Pats won 24-14, scoring only one touchdown - the rest were field goals and a safety).
Gamebook
Note: When I tallied up my snaps, I ended up with only 65, not counting two QB sneaks. In reality, the Pats ran 69 plays, including those two sneaks, so somewhere I missed two plays.
Tom Brady – 65 / 65 = 100%
David Givens – 63 / 65 = 97%
Christian Fauria – 58 / 65 = 89%
Deion Branch – 49 / 65 = 75%
Antowain Smith – 37 / 65 = 57%
Daniel Graham – 29 / 65 = 45%
Troy Brown – 27 /65 = 42%
Larry Centers – 22 / 65 = 34%
Kevin Faulk – 21 / 65 = 33%
Bethel Johnson – 8 / 65 = 12%
Dedric Ward – 8 /65 = 12%
Richard Seymour – 2 / 65 = 3%
Mike Vrabel – 2 / 65 = 3%
Passes: 37, Runs: 32
--69 total plays
2 WR / 2 TE / 0 FB / 1 RB - 18 / 65 = 28%
3 WR / 1 TE / 0 FB / 1 RB - 16 / 65 = 25%
2 WR / 1 TE / 1 FB / 1 RB - 14 / 65 = 22%
1 WR / 2 TE / 1 FB / 1 RB - 8 / 65 = 13%
5 WR / 0 TE / 0 FB / 0 RB - 7 / 65 = 11%
0 WR / 3 TE / 1 FB / 1 RB - 2 / 65 = 3%
Shotgun # - 11 / 65 = 17%
Play Action # - 11 / 37 = 30%
Draws # - 6 / 30 = 20%
Screens # - none
1st drive: 3rd and 1, Fauria RTE, Smith/Centers split backfield, Graham LTE, Givens three-point left wing – Centers no first down, Pats keep same personnel for 4th and 1; initially line up with Givens split wide left, Graham RTE, Fauria right wing, Centers right wing, Smith single back, then shift to shotgun 5 WR, then Brady comes up to Koppen, quick snaps it and sneaks for first down….later, Brady fake screen to Givens, draws CB, then hits open Givens in end zone
2nd drive: 3rd and 5, Faulk lone back offset left, Fauria RTE, Colts show blitz left; Troy motions left slot to right, SLB takes Fauria, LCB takes Givens – zone blitz, Freeney takes Troy, no match, first down
3rd drive: 1st and 10, Faulk lone back, 3 WR; Colts blitz left, Pats play action left, rollout right – blitz comes left, Faulk can’t pick up, but Brady rolls away, hits Givens on sideline comeback for first down…same idea tried a few plays later, except with Smith and WR strength to rollout side – CB Walt Harris made a great play to break up a TD to Givens in the end zone….later, 4th and 8 from the IND 29: Brady hits Troy – nothing fancy, just clutch
6th drive: 1st and 10, I-form, play action, FB Centers clears out right and goes for 28 yards
7th drive: 1st and 10, Fauria LTE, Graham left wing, Graham trap block vs. 8 in box – 4 LBs/S split, Antowain goes right up the middle for 35 yards…Next play, SAME play – 14 yards!...same play again, no gain – probably would have set something up if next play wasn’t a defensive offsides
8th drive: 2nd and 3 from IND 3, 2 TE right, play action left, rollout right, Fauria drops TD – next play INT
9th drive: 2nd and 4, I-form, 2 WR left, TE right, play action left, Bethel end around – 3 yard gain
10th drive: 3rd and 10, 5 WR shotgun, Troy drops pass that would have sealed win
Gamebook
Note: When I tallied up my snaps, I ended up with only 65, not counting two QB sneaks. In reality, the Pats ran 69 plays, including those two sneaks, so somewhere I missed two plays.
Tom Brady – 65 / 65 = 100%
David Givens – 63 / 65 = 97%
Christian Fauria – 58 / 65 = 89%
Deion Branch – 49 / 65 = 75%
Antowain Smith – 37 / 65 = 57%
Daniel Graham – 29 / 65 = 45%
Troy Brown – 27 /65 = 42%
Larry Centers – 22 / 65 = 34%
Kevin Faulk – 21 / 65 = 33%
Bethel Johnson – 8 / 65 = 12%
Dedric Ward – 8 /65 = 12%
Richard Seymour – 2 / 65 = 3%
Mike Vrabel – 2 / 65 = 3%
Passes: 37, Runs: 32
--69 total plays
2 WR / 2 TE / 0 FB / 1 RB - 18 / 65 = 28%
3 WR / 1 TE / 0 FB / 1 RB - 16 / 65 = 25%
2 WR / 1 TE / 1 FB / 1 RB - 14 / 65 = 22%
1 WR / 2 TE / 1 FB / 1 RB - 8 / 65 = 13%
5 WR / 0 TE / 0 FB / 0 RB - 7 / 65 = 11%
0 WR / 3 TE / 1 FB / 1 RB - 2 / 65 = 3%
Shotgun # - 11 / 65 = 17%
Play Action # - 11 / 37 = 30%
Draws # - 6 / 30 = 20%
Screens # - none
1st drive: 3rd and 1, Fauria RTE, Smith/Centers split backfield, Graham LTE, Givens three-point left wing – Centers no first down, Pats keep same personnel for 4th and 1; initially line up with Givens split wide left, Graham RTE, Fauria right wing, Centers right wing, Smith single back, then shift to shotgun 5 WR, then Brady comes up to Koppen, quick snaps it and sneaks for first down….later, Brady fake screen to Givens, draws CB, then hits open Givens in end zone
2nd drive: 3rd and 5, Faulk lone back offset left, Fauria RTE, Colts show blitz left; Troy motions left slot to right, SLB takes Fauria, LCB takes Givens – zone blitz, Freeney takes Troy, no match, first down
3rd drive: 1st and 10, Faulk lone back, 3 WR; Colts blitz left, Pats play action left, rollout right – blitz comes left, Faulk can’t pick up, but Brady rolls away, hits Givens on sideline comeback for first down…same idea tried a few plays later, except with Smith and WR strength to rollout side – CB Walt Harris made a great play to break up a TD to Givens in the end zone….later, 4th and 8 from the IND 29: Brady hits Troy – nothing fancy, just clutch
6th drive: 1st and 10, I-form, play action, FB Centers clears out right and goes for 28 yards
7th drive: 1st and 10, Fauria LTE, Graham left wing, Graham trap block vs. 8 in box – 4 LBs/S split, Antowain goes right up the middle for 35 yards…Next play, SAME play – 14 yards!...same play again, no gain – probably would have set something up if next play wasn’t a defensive offsides
8th drive: 2nd and 3 from IND 3, 2 TE right, play action left, rollout right, Fauria drops TD – next play INT
9th drive: 2nd and 4, I-form, 2 WR left, TE right, play action left, Bethel end around – 3 yard gain
10th drive: 3rd and 10, 5 WR shotgun, Troy drops pass that would have sealed win
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