FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS Week 12 DVOA Ratings

Slow day here at the Ministry of PatsPropaganda, but here are the weekly Football Outsiders rankings.

First, on a historic note the 2012 Patriots offense is currently ranked 9th all time in offensive DVOA, behind such other Patriots teams as the ‘07 Pats (1st all time) and ’10 Pats (4th all time).

Overall here are the current ratings:

• Overall: 2nd
• Offense: 1st (pass 1st, run 2nd)
• Defense: 21st (pass 19th, run 7th)
• Special Teams: 2nd

In terms of pass coverage here’s how they stack up against various types of receivers:

• vs. #1 WR: 6th
• vs. #2 WR: 7th
• vs. other WR: 30th
• vs. TE: 29th
• vs. RB: 23rd

As you can see, the struggles covering the middle of the field continue…