Here’s where Football Outsiders DVOA rankings have the Pats this week. DVOA is one of the only stats I really put much weight into because it measures efficiency while taking the situation into account.
So every time you hear some pundit say the Pats have the worst defense in the NFL they’re referring to yards allowed, which doesn’t really mean much.
Most impressive of the stats below is how the Pats best point on defense has been their coverage on running backs, a major weakness in 2010. Of course they’re ranked dead last in the NFL against the number one wide receivers. Devin McCourty’s absence certainly won’t help that.
They also have the Pats with a 91.7% chance of making the playoffs.
Overall: 4th
Offense: 2nd
- Passing: 2nd
- Rushing: 5th
Defense: 23rd
- vs. Pass: 21st
- vs. Run: 24th
- vs. #1 WR: 32nd
- vs. #2 WR: 15th
- vs. other WR: 18th
- vs. TE: 22nd
- vs. RB: 5th
Special Teams: 12th
