WHO IS SCORING MORE: THE PATRIOTS’ DEFENSE OR THEIR OPPONENTS’ OFFENSE?

Six weeks into the 2019 season and the Patriots’ defense has scored more points than their opponents’ offenses. Because this makes for great water cooler talk and it’ll be easier for everyone if I just keep the tally going for the season in one place, here we go.

For the purposes of this activity, I’m going to count all touchdowns as 6 points. I am also going to exclude PATs from all totals. Similar to fantasy football, I’ll keep special teams’ touchdowns with the defenses. This post will be updated following all Patriots games so you might as well bookmark it.

Game 1: Patriots 33 Steelers 3

• ​NE O- Gordon TD catch
  
• NE O- FG Gostkowski
  
• NE O- Dorsett TD catch
  
• NE O- FG Gostkowski
  
• PIT O- FG Boswell
  
• NE O- Dorsett TD catch
  
• NE O- FG Gostkowski
  
• NE O- FG Gostkowski
  

​Patriots Offense: 3 TD 4 FG- 30 points
Pittsburgh Offense: 1 FG- 3 points

Game 2: Patriots 43 Dolphins 0

• ​NE O- Michel TD run
• NE O- Brown TD catch
• NE O- FG Gostkowski
• NE O- Brady TD run
• NE D- Gilmore pick 6
• NE D- Collins pick 6
• NE O- White TD catch

​Patriots Offense: 4 TD 1 FG- 27 points
Patriots Defense: 2 TD- 12 points

Game 3: Patriots 30 Jets 14

• ​NE O- Michel TD run
• NE O- Dorsett TD catch
• NE O- Edelman TD catch
• NE O- FG Gostkowski
• NE O- Burkhead TD run
• NY D- Jamal Adams pick 6
• NY D- Arthur Maulet fumble recovery (ST Gunner muff)

​Patriots Offense: 4 TD 1 FG- 27 points
​Jets Defense: 2 TD (1 on ST)- 12 points

Game 4: Patriots 16 Bills 10

• ​NE O- Bolden TD run
• NE D- Slater blocked punt recovery TD
• BUF O- FG Hauschka
• BUF O- Allen TD run
• NE O- FG Gostkowski

Patriots Offense: 1 TD 1 FG- 9 points
Patriots Defense: 1 TD (ST)- 6 points
Bills Offense: 1 TD 1 FG- 9 points

Game 5: Patriots 33 Redskins 7

• ​WAS O- Sims Jr. TD run
  
• NE O- Edelman TD catch
  
• NE O- FG Nugent
  
• NE O- FG Nugent
  
• NE O- Bolden TD catch
  
• NE O- Michel TD run
  
• NE O- Izzo TD catch
  

​Patriots Offense: 4 TD 2 FG- 30 points
Redskins Offense: 1 TD- 6 points

• Game 6: Patriots 35 Giants 14
  
• ​NE D- Winovich blocked punt recovery TD
• NE O- Bolden TD run
• NY O- Golden Tate TD catch
• NY D- Markus Golden fumble return (Brady)
• NE O- Brady TD run
• NE D- Van Noy fumble return
• NE O- Brady TD run

​Patriots Offense: 3 TD- 18 points
Patriots Defense: 2 TD (1 ST)- 12 points
Giants Offense: 1 TD- 6 points
Giants Defense: 1 TD- 6 points

Game 7: Patriots 33 Jets 0

• NE O- Michel rushing TD
• NE O- Nugent FG
• NE O- Dorsett TD reception
• NE O- Michel rushing TD
• NE D- safety
• NE O- Michel rushing TD

Patriots Offense: 4 TD and 1 FG- 27 points
​Patriots Defense: 1 safety- 2 points

Game 8: Patriots 27 Browns 13

• NE O- Nugent FG
• NE D- Hightower fumble recovery TD
• NE O- Edelman TD reception
• CLE O- Harris TD reception
• CLE O- Seibert FG
• NE O- Edelman TD reception
• NE O- Nugent FG
• CLE O- Seibert FG

Patriots Offense: 2 TD and 2 FG- 18 points
Patriots Defense: 1 TD- 6 points
Cleveland Offense: 1 TD and 2 FG- 12 points

Game 9: Patriots 20 Ravens 37

• BAL O- Lamar Jackson TD run (tempted to give this to Bal ST or the zebras)
• BAL O- Tucker FG
• BAL O- Edwards TD run
• NE O- Sanu TD reception
• NE O- Folk FG
• NE O- Folk FG
• BAL D- Humphrey fumble return TD
• NE O- White TD run
• BAL O- Boyle TD reception
• BAL O- Jackson TD run

Patriots Offense: 2 TD and 2 FG- 18 points
Ravens Offense: 4 TD and 1 FG- 27 points
​Ravens Defense: 1 TD- 6 points

Game 10: Patriots 17 Eagles 10

• BAL O-Elliott FG
• BAL O- Dallas Goedert TD reception
• NE O- Folk FG
• NE O- Folk FG
• NE O- Folk FG
• NE O- Dorsett TD reception

​Patriots Offense 1 TD 3 FG- 15 points
Eagles Offense 1 TD 1 FG- 9 points

Game 11: Patriots 13 Cowboys 9

• NE O- N'Keal Harry TD reception
• NE O- Folk FG
• DAL O- Maher FG
• DAL O- Maher FG
• NE O- Folk FG
• DAL O- Maher FG

Patriots Offense: 1 TD 2 FG- 12 points
​Cowboys Offense: 3 FG- 9 points

Game 12: Patriots 22 Texans 28

• NE O- Forbath FG
• HOU O- Duke Johnson TD reception
• HOU O- Darren Fells TD reception
• HOU O- Kenny Still TD reception
• NE O- White TD reception
• HOU O- Watson TD reception
• NE O- White TD reception
• NE O- Edelman TD reception

Patriots Offense: 3 TD 1 FG- 21 points
Texans Offense: 4 TD- 24 points

Game 13: Patriots 16 Chiefs 23

• NE O- Edelman TD reception
• KC O- Butker FG
• KC O- Hardman TD reception
• KC O- Kelce TD run
• KC O- Butker FG
• KC O- Butker FG
• NE O- Bolden TD run
• NE O- Folk FG

Patriots Offense: 2 TD 1 FG- 15 points
Chiefs Offense: 2 TD 3 FG- 21 points

Game 14: Patriots 34 Bengals 13

• NE O- White TD reception
  
• CIN O- Carter TD reception
  
• CIN O- Bullock FG
  
• NE O- Folk FG
  
• NE O- Folk FG
  
• NE O- Harry TD reception
  
• NE D- Gilmore pick 6
  
• CIN O- Bullock FG
  
• NE O- Burkhead TD run
  

​Patriots Offense: 3 TD 2 FG- 24 points
Patriots Defense: 1 TD- 6 points
​Bengals Offense: 1 TD 2 FG- 12 points

Game 15: Patriots 24 Bills 17

• BUF O-  Hauschka FG
• NE O- LaCosse TD reception
  
• NE O- Folk FG
  
• BUF O- Dawkins TD reception
  
• NE O- Folk FG
• BUF O- Brown TD reception
  
• NE O- Folk FG
  
• NE O- Burkhead TD run
  

​Patriots Offense: 2 TD 3 FG- 21 points
​Bills Offense: 2 TD 1 FG- 15 points

Game 16: Patriots 24 Dolphins 27

• MIA O- Sanders FG
• MIA D- Rowe pick 6
• NE O- Folk FG
• NE O- Michel TD run
• MIA O- Fitzpatrick TD run
• NE O- Roberts TD reception
• MIA O- Sanders FG
• NE O- White TD reception
• MIA O- Gesicki TD reception

Patriots Offense- 3 TD 1 FG- 21 points
Dolphins Offense- 2 TD 2 FG- 18 points
Dolphins Defense- 1 TD- 6 points

After 16 Games: (reminder- PATs are not being included)

Patriots Offense: 42 TD 27 FG- 333 points
Patriots Defense: 7 TD (2 ST) 1 safety- 44 points
Opponents Offense: 20 TD 17 FG- 171 points
Opponents Defense: 5 TD (1 ST)- 30 points