Game-by-game fumbles:
Game 1 (W)
NE: 3 fumbles, 2 lost
Ari: 1 fumble, 0 lost
Game 2 (W)
NE: 3 fumbles, 1 lost
Mia: 3 fumbles, 2 lost
Game 3 (W)
NE: 1 fumble, 0 lost
Hou: 2 fumbles, 2 lost
Game 4 (L)
NE: 5 fumbles, 1 lost
Buf: 0 fumbles, 0 lost
Game 5 (W)
NE: 0 fumbles, 0 lost
Cle: 2 fumbles, 0 lost
Game 6 (W)
NE: 0 fumbles, 0 lost
Cin: 0 fumbles, 0 lost
Game 7 (W)
NE: 2 fumbles, 2 lost
Pit: 1 fumble, 0 lost
Game 8 (W)
NE: 1 fumble, 0 lost
Buf: 2 fumbles, 0 lost
Game 9 (L)
NE: 3 fumbles, 1 lost
Sea: 1 fumble, 0 lost
Game 10 (W)
NE: 1 fumble, 0 lost
SF: 5 fumbles, 0 lost
TOTALS
NE: 19 fumbles, 7 lost (36.8% lost)
Opp: 17 fumbles, 4 lost (23.5% lost)
So the Patriots have gotten pretty lucky in terms of their own fumbles being lost, but my goodness, they are AWFULLY unlucky when it comes to recovering the other team's fumbles. They have caused 11 fumbles in the last 6 games, with ZERO recoveries. That's a remarkable statistic. If each fumble is a 50/50 proposition, the odds of recovering 0 fumbles in 11 straight chances is 1/2048.
So they're *causing* fumbles. They're just not getting them. If they start getting them, this defense - and correspondingly, the offense - looks a lot better. It's really incredible how well this team is playing considering the dearth of turnovers caused.
Game 1 (W)
NE: 3 fumbles, 2 lost
Ari: 1 fumble, 0 lost
Game 2 (W)
NE: 3 fumbles, 1 lost
Mia: 3 fumbles, 2 lost
Game 3 (W)
NE: 1 fumble, 0 lost
Hou: 2 fumbles, 2 lost
Game 4 (L)
NE: 5 fumbles, 1 lost
Buf: 0 fumbles, 0 lost
Game 5 (W)
NE: 0 fumbles, 0 lost
Cle: 2 fumbles, 0 lost
Game 6 (W)
NE: 0 fumbles, 0 lost
Cin: 0 fumbles, 0 lost
Game 7 (W)
NE: 2 fumbles, 2 lost
Pit: 1 fumble, 0 lost
Game 8 (W)
NE: 1 fumble, 0 lost
Buf: 2 fumbles, 0 lost
Game 9 (L)
NE: 3 fumbles, 1 lost
Sea: 1 fumble, 0 lost
Game 10 (W)
NE: 1 fumble, 0 lost
SF: 5 fumbles, 0 lost
TOTALS
NE: 19 fumbles, 7 lost (36.8% lost)
Opp: 17 fumbles, 4 lost (23.5% lost)
So the Patriots have gotten pretty lucky in terms of their own fumbles being lost, but my goodness, they are AWFULLY unlucky when it comes to recovering the other team's fumbles. They have caused 11 fumbles in the last 6 games, with ZERO recoveries. That's a remarkable statistic. If each fumble is a 50/50 proposition, the odds of recovering 0 fumbles in 11 straight chances is 1/2048.
So they're *causing* fumbles. They're just not getting them. If they start getting them, this defense - and correspondingly, the offense - looks a lot better. It's really incredible how well this team is playing considering the dearth of turnovers caused.