Looking at the 2012 Patriots by the numbers – Patriots – Boston.com

Regression in the pass rush certainly hurt this year, a Mark Anderson-type DPR could certainly help in 2013.

40: Sacks in 18 games by the Patriots (51 in 19 games 2011, 36 in 17 games in ’10). Here’s the breakdown, which will differ from official numbers because we give half-credit to a player that causes a quarterback to run into a sack: 10.5