Each week, Inside The Pylon tracks the New England Patriots by the numbers and key statistics about the offense and defense.
Week 11 By The Numbers: Offense – Areas of Emphasis
Keeping Brady Upright: 0 sacks in 30 dropbacks – 0.0% sack rate.
League average: 6.1 % sack rate.
Patriots season average: 3.7%
Run/pass percentage on 1st & 2nd down: 36 runs, 25 passes (not incl. kneel-downs) – 59.0%.
League-wide: 47.7% run percentage on 1st & 2nd down.
Patriots season average: 46.6%
RB Yards Per Carry: (not counting QB or WR runs) 39 carries for 217 yards, a 5.6 average.
League average: 4.1 YPC
Patriots season average: 4.1
Stay On the Field: (3rd/4th down success): 9 of 12 – 75.0%
League average: 44.9%
Patriots season average: 47.5%
Trust Watch:
Brady’s passing success to receivers other than Julian Edelman & Rob Gronkowski.
13 targets for Edelman and Gronkowski, 16 to other (55.1% other).
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS |
| B. LaFell | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| S. Vereen | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| D. Amendola | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| T. Wright | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Hoomanawanui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Develin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Tyms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 10 | 136 | 13.6 | 1 | 39 | 16 |
Quarterback rating: 84.4
Brady Deep Ball Watch: (throws longer than 15 yards) 2 of 7 for 48 yards and 2 interceptions – 16.1 QB rating.
Defense – Areas of Emphasis
Getting after the QB: 1 sack in 40 dropbacks – 2.4% sack rate.
League average: 6.1 % sack rate.
Patriots season average: 6.0%
The Run Defense: (RB YPC not counting QB or WR runs) 14 carries for 4 yards, 0.3 YPC.
The Colts had just one rushing first down, at 6:15 left in the fourth quarter.
League average: 4.1 YPC
Patriots season average: 4.3 YPC
Defending the WRs
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS |
| R. Wayne | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 0 | 46 | 9 |
| T. Hilton | 3 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| H. Nicks | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| D. Moncrief | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 10 | 130 | 13 | 1 | 46 | 22 |
Quarterback rating: 60.8
Defending the TEs
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS |
| C. Fleener | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 0 | 45 | 7 |
| A. Castonzo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Doyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 8 | 145 | 13.2 | 1 | 45 | 9 |
Quarterback rating: 155.8
Get Off the field! (3rd/4th down success) The Colts converted 6 of 16 – 37.5%.
League average: 44.9%
Patriots season average: 43.0%
Miscellaneous
Injuries: Rookie tackle Cameron Fleming left the game late with an unknown injury and did not return; its severity is not clear … Receiver Julian Edelman appeared to injure his hip early in the game and looked hobbled at times, but he played throughout.
Penalties: 5 for 53 yards. Season total of 84 for 752 yards, second-most in the NFL in penalties and most in total yards.
One positive statistic: The Colts had not scored fewer than 20 points or gained fewer than 341 yards in a game this season, but the Patriots held them to 20 points and just 322 yards.
One negative statistic: Fleener’s 144 receiving yards were second-most by an NFL tight end all season, behind only Gronkowski’s performance against Chicago (149).
The game in one statistic: Gray dominated on the ground, toting the ball 38 times for 199 yards and 4 touchdowns. The 38 rushes and 199 yards are the most for a Patriots running back since Hall-of-Famer Curtis Martin carried 40 times for 199 yards in Week 3 of 1997. The four touchdowns were a first for a Patriots running back in the regular season, though LeGarrette Blount had four against these same Colts in the playoff meeting in January.
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