The 2025 Patriots are the first team in NFL history to score 23 or more points while holding opponents to 23 or fewer points in 10 consecutive games in a season
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The 2025 Patriots are the first team in NFL history to score 23 or more points while holding opponents to 23 or fewer points in 10 consecutive games in a season
03.12.2025 00:13 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Yards per attempt when completing 71%+ of passes:
1. Drake Maye 8.8 (2025)
2. Jared Goff 8.6 (2024)
3. Drew Brees 8.3 (2011)
4. Drew Brees 8.2 (2018)
5. Drew Brees 8.1 (2017)
6. Drew Brees 7.9 (2019)
7. Baker Mayfield 7.9 (2024)
8. Tua Tagovailoa 7.2 (2024)
9. Sam Bradford 7.0 (2016)
Percentage of TARGETS Resulting in a first down (min 50 targets)
1. G Pickens 57.1
2. J Smith-Njigba 53.2
3. J Williams 50.8
4. A Pierce 49.2
5. J Waddle 48.1
6. H Henry 47.8
7. P Nacua 47.7
8. T Kelce 47.4
9. T McMillan 46.9
10. S Diggs 46.8
NFL all time leaders in punt return average
1. Marcus Jones (14.6)
2. George McAfee (12.8)
3. Jack Christiansen (12.8)
4. Claude Gibson (12.6)
5. Bill Dudley (12.2)
...
9. Devin Hester (11.7)
AFC seed advancing to the Super Bowl in the last 25 years:
#1 -- 52%
#2 -- 24%
#3 -- 8%
#4 -- 12%
#5 -- 0%
#6 -- 4%
#7 -- 0%
If the Patriots beat the Bengals and Giants, they’ll play week 15 at home against the Bills with a chance to clinch the AFC East
21.11.2025 04:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Defensive cash spent per point allowed in 2025.
Most efficient:
1. Eagles
2. Jets
3. Bengals
Least efficient:
1. Broncos
2. Texans
3. Colts
Offensive cash spent per point scored in 2025.
1. Seahawks
2. Colts
3. Steelers
30. Eagles
31. Browns
32. Titans
Preseason Expected Division Position:
Patriots - 2nd
Steelers - 3rd
Colts - 3rd
Broncos - 3rd
Eagles - 1st
Bears - 4th
Buccaneers - 1st
Rams - 2nd
Actual Division Position:
Patriots - 1st
Steelers - 1st
Colts - 1st
Broncos - 1st
Eagles - 1st
Bears - 1st
Buccaneers - 1st
Rams - 1st
Fastest RBs on run plays in 2025:
1. Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)
2. Treveyon Henderson (NE)
3. Saquon Barkley (PHI)
Fastest WRs on pass plays in 2025:
1. Brian Thomas Jr (JAC)
2. Kyle Williams (NE)
3. Rashid Shaheed (SEA)
The Patriots are averaging 248 passing yards per game on offense in 2025. Patriots' opponents are giving up 199 passing yards per game to all other offenses.
10.11.2025 16:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The 2025 season has been a breakout year for tight ends: the top 12 TEs are producing 88.9% of the fantasy points per game of the top 36 WRs — the narrowest positional gap since at least 2020 (previous peak: 79.5% in 2021).
06.11.2025 10:55 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Quarterbacks leading the league in converting time to throw into depth of target:
1. R Wilson
2. S Darnold
3. M Stafford
4. P Mahomes
5. D Jones
The Patriots run defense extends their NFL record streak to 9 games not allowing an opposing RB to rush for 50 yards against them. Quietly one of the most impressive performances of any defensive unit in the league this year.
03.11.2025 00:55 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Drake Maye's been sacked 5x times in back to back games. In his 20 seasons as a Patriot, Brady was never sacked 5x times in back to back games. Offensive line needs work.
02.11.2025 20:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Filter criteria:
- Weeks 1 to 8
- Since 2016
- 80+ passing attempts
- 73%+ completion percentage
- 9+ yards per attempt
- Passer rating above 120
Result:
- Tom Brady, 2016
- Drake Maye, 2025
Most yards per attempt when completing at least 71% of passes in a season
31.10.2025 10:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0With Marcus Jones extended, the Patriots heading to free agency in 2026 who are making the biggest impact on the team this season:
• Jaylinn Hawkins
• Klavon Chaisson
• Austin Hooper
• Jack Gibbens
• Khyiris Tonga
Hawkins is PFF's 7th highest graded safety and should be a priority re-sign.
Top-10 passer rating when targeted in the NFL (min 20 targets):
1. D Kincaid
2. T Kraft
3. K Boutte
4. M Hollins
5. X Hutchinson
6. D Goedert
7. K Williams
8. T Thornton
9. H Henry
10. G Pickens
Belichick picks playing in New England on their rookie contracts:
• C Gonzalez
• M Mapu
• K Boutte
• B Baringer
• D Douglas
Belichick picks extended:
• M Jones
• C Barmore
• R Stevenson
• A Jennings
• M Onwenu
Patriots last seven 2nd round picks:
• T Henderson
• J Polk - traded for 6th
• K White - traded for 6th
• T Thornton - released
• C Barmore
• K Duggar - traded for 6th
• J Uche - traded for a 6th
The last time the AFC East went 4-0 in one day was Christmas Eve, 2023.
The Patriots beat the Broncos, the Jets beat the Commanders, the Bills beat the Chargers, and the Dolphins beat the Cowboys.
The Patriots combined point differential in the 1st and 4th quarters this year is +2
The Patriots combined point differential in the 2nd and 3rd quarters this year is +65
The 2025 Patriots are the first defense since 1950 to not allow a running back to rush for 50 yards against them through the first 8 games of a season
26.10.2025 23:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Maye is also the only Patriots QB to sweep a 3 game road trip in 64 years
19.10.2025 20:31 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Drake Maye completed 21 of 23 passes today -- 91.3% is a single-game Patriots franchise record
19.10.2025 20:18 — 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0The Patriots just swept a 3-game road trip for the first time in the Kraft era
19.10.2025 19:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Highest percentage of targets resulting in first downs (min 15 targets):
K Boutte - 70%
Ty Hill - 59%
G Pickens - 58%
D Kincaid - 58%
R Pearsall - 55%
A St Brown - 55%
T Kraft - 55%
J Smith Njigba - 54%
R Doubs - 54%
A Pierce - 53%
A Barner - 53%
J Waddle - 53%
Justin Fields finished with more lost yardage on sacks (-55) than passing yards (45).
12.10.2025 21:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The last time the Patriots offense scored 2 TDs in the first quarter of a game was October, 2021
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