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The problem with this Deus is you know how the games played out and what the Patriots D focused on. They took away David Johnson against the Cardinals (outside of his one magnificent run), contained the Dolphins until they went soft in the 2nd half, took away Lamar Miller, weren't great on 3rd down against the Bills and still on gave up 16 points, and took away the Browns run game. I agree, the points for aren't a strong indicator that the Pats D is all world but they significantly halted what their opponents did best for 4/5 games. That's really rather reasonable.Points for:
Cardinals - 9th
Dolphins - 28th
Texans - 32nd
Bills - 14th
Browns - 29th
That matters too, as do a lot of other things. If it was just about points, we could lie to one another and pretend that the 2011 defense was a middle of the road squad.
I'm not sure what we have in this D and sure, there could be more by way of big plays but I just want to see a solid unit do its job and not lose the game for the Pats.