NOT YOUR USUAL PASSING STATISTICS- A LOOK AT THE PATRIOTS 2010-CURRENT

Two games into the 2014 NFL season Tom Brady is not happy with the Patriots offense.  Is the offensive drop-off we are seeing due to play-calling?  Is this the decline of Tom Brady?  Do the Patriots lack offensive weapons?  Those are the questions many people around New England are asking.  While I don't have a definitive answer to that question, I do have a pretty cool collection of passing statistics I collected for you using www.sportingcharts.com.  So, if you want to see something besides completion percentage and yards, keep reading.

TEAM BIG PLAY- Rushing plays > 10 yards and passing plays > 25 yards

Year          Rushing         Passing          % of Plays

2014              5                    2                   5.04 *
2013             49                 26                   6.59
2012              60                33                   7.81
2011              39                40                   7.3
2010              49                34                   8.42

* ranked 26th



QUARTERBACK RATING RED-ZONE


Year                          Rating                  Rank

2014                         128.3                    5
2013                          86.3                     21
2012                          106                      4
2011                           95.5                    8
2010                          110.4                   2

QUARTERBACK RANKING BY HALF

Year                          First Half                Second Half


2014                        110.2                        47.5
2013                           87.4                       87.2
2012                          102.5                     92.9
2011                          101.9                     109.4
2010                          108.7                     111.0


QUARTERBACK AIR YARDS- % of quarterback passing yardage which is through the air, also including air yards per attempt

Year               % in Air              Air Yards/Attempt

2014               52.5                     2.71
2013              50.5                      3.49
2012              51.7                      3.92
2011               48.4                     4.14
2010               48.6                    3.85


PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT

Year                     Yards Per Attempt

2014                      5.17 (tied for worst with Miami)
2013                      6.51
2012                      7.27
2011                       8.31
2010                      7.59


PASSING YARDS LOST TO PENALTY

Year                       Yards          Rank (worst is 1)

2014                         86                           1
2013                        171                         4
2012                        147                         7
2011                         244                        4
2010                        165                         4

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