Nine weeks of 2023 NFL action are in the books and clear statistical trends have taken hold across the league. As such, WEEI.com will check in each week through the remainder of the season to see how the Patriots (2-7) are doing statistically in a variety of areas, both on a team level and as individuals.
Pats’ stats analysis: There aren’t a lot of areas where the Patriots are putting up impressive numbers these days, but interestingly one of those is in the red zone on both sides of the ball. New England is currently ranked 4th in the NFL in red zone offense and 5th in red zone defense. Of course in terms of offense, only Pittsburgh (15) has fewer red zone trips than New England (18). … Mac Jones continues to throw the ball a lot, ranking 9th in the NFL in attempts and 10th in completions, even if he’s near the bottom of the league in interceptions (tied for 29th) and passer rating (27th). … Even with his career-long 64-yard touchdown in the loss to Washington, Rhamondre Stevenson is averaging just 3.7 yards per carry this season to rank 33rd in the league.
Scoring
Points Scored (NFL rank) 15.0 (31st)
Points Allowed 25.3 (26th)
Point Differential minus-93 (30th)
Offense
Total Offense 289.4 (27th)
Rush Offense 86.9 (28th)
Pass Offense 202.6 (21st)
Third Down 33.1% (27th)
Red Zone 66.7% (4th)
Defense
Total Defense 333.4 (16th)
Rush Defense 100.8 (11th)
Pass Defense 232.7 (21st)
Third Down 39.7% (17th)
Red Zone 43.8% (5th)
Turnover Differential minus-5 (t-28th)
Giveaways 14 (t-23rd)
Takeaways 9 (t-24th)
Mac Jones
Attempts 304 (9th)
Completions 197 (10th)
Passing Yards 1,861 (t-17th)
Completion Percentage 64.8 (21st)
Touchdowns 10 (t-17th)
Interceptions 9 (t-29th)
Rating 80.2 (27th)
3rd Down Rating 64.0 (27th)
Rhamondre Stevenson
Rushing attempts 106 (21st)
Rushing Yards 394 (24th)
Avg. 3.7 (33rd)
Rush TD 3 (t-15th)
Scrimmage Yards 609 (31st)
Points, non-kicker 18 (t-56th)
Targets 40 (t-77th)
Receptions 29 (t-66th)
Rec. Yards 215 (104th)
Avg. 7.4 (119th)
Ezekiel Elliott
Rushing attempts 73 (t-35th)
Rushing Yards 217 (39th)
Avg. 3.8 (32nd)
Rushing TD 2 (t-23rd)
Points,non-kicker 12 (t-96th)
Kendrick Bourne
Targets 55 (t-38th)
Receptions 37 (t-36th)
Rec. Yards 406 (47th)
Avg. 11.0 (69th)
TD 4 (t-13th)
Points, non-kicker 24 (t-31st)
Hunter Henry
Targets 41 (t-72nd)
Receptions 27 (t-78th)
Rec. Yards 277 (t-81st)
Avg. 10.3 (84th)
TD 3 (t-26th)
Points, non-kicker 18 (t-56th)
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Targets 33 (t-100th)
Receptions 21 (t-108th)
Yards 140 (133rd)
Avg. 6.7 (t-129th)
TD 1 (t-77th)
Bryce Baringer
Net Punting Avg. 41.3 (20th)
Gross Punting Avg. 46.9 (20th)
Chad Ryland
Points, kicker 43 (31st)
FGA 14 (t-27th)
FGM 10 (31st)
KO Touchbacks 23 (t-25th)
Interceptions
Kyle Dugger 2 (t-13th)
Christian Gonzalez 1 (t-47th)
Jabrill Peppers 1 (t-47th)
Jahlani Tavai 1 (t-47th)
Sacks
Matthew Judon 4.0 (t-43rd)
Christian Barmore 3.0 (t-74th)
Ja’Whaun Bentley 3.0 (t-74th)
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