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NFL Football Stats - NFL Team Opp Yards per Point on TeamRankings.com
At 23.0 yards allowed per point allowed, the Patriots have the stingiest defense in the league. It doesn't sound great but a little perspective. In the last ten years there have only been two teams that were above 20.0 yards per point allowed ( 2006 Ravens at 20.8 and 2011 SF 20.5). Simple formula over yards allowed on defense divided by points allowed on defense. The higher the number the more yards it takes for an opponent to score points...
It is a reflection of bend but don't break where opponents may move the ball but they don't score the points, and is the result of good special teams and field position, minimal turnovers, and usually a good red zone defense*. At 61.1% red zone d, it is improving ( 50% over the last three games) and the defense leads the AFC in least points allowed per game at 15.3, good enough for 4th in the entire league.
Last year the defense was 17.1 yppa and even in other Super Bowl winning years the team wasn't this stingy (19.2 in 2003, 19.3 in 2004 no data for 2001 and 17.5 in 2014).
* despite what we at Patsfans.com think
At 23.0 yards allowed per point allowed, the Patriots have the stingiest defense in the league. It doesn't sound great but a little perspective. In the last ten years there have only been two teams that were above 20.0 yards per point allowed ( 2006 Ravens at 20.8 and 2011 SF 20.5). Simple formula over yards allowed on defense divided by points allowed on defense. The higher the number the more yards it takes for an opponent to score points...
It is a reflection of bend but don't break where opponents may move the ball but they don't score the points, and is the result of good special teams and field position, minimal turnovers, and usually a good red zone defense*. At 61.1% red zone d, it is improving ( 50% over the last three games) and the defense leads the AFC in least points allowed per game at 15.3, good enough for 4th in the entire league.
Last year the defense was 17.1 yppa and even in other Super Bowl winning years the team wasn't this stingy (19.2 in 2003, 19.3 in 2004 no data for 2001 and 17.5 in 2014).
* despite what we at Patsfans.com think