AFC East · 2001

New England Patriots

Record

11-5

Seed

Net EPA

+0.129est.

Efficiency

How this team plays

Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.

Offence

Higher is better.

EPA / play-0.017
Success rate41.5%
EPA / dropback+0.059
EPA / rush-0.107
Explosive rate7.6%
Third-down rate41.6%
Red-zone TD rate48.0%
Points / drive1.32
Turnover rate2.6%

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Defence

Oriented so that further right is always better.

EPA / play allowed-0.079
Success rate allowed40.7%
EPA / dropback allowed-0.055
EPA / rush allowed-0.117
Explosive rate allowed8.5%
Pressure rate (proxy)11.7%
Sack rate6.3%
Points / drive allowed0.96

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Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.017 · 77th %ile

Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.079 · 30th %ile

Form

The shape of the season

Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.

4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.

Offense
Defense (prevented)

Betting profile

Against the number

Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.

ATS

11-5

+8.3 vs line

Home

7-1

Away

4-4

As favorite

4-1

As dog

6-3

O/U

9-7

+0.3 vs total

Roster

72 players

53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.

Quarterbacks3

Quarterbacks
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
11	Drew Bledsoe	QB	29	6'5" 240	—	—	ACT
12	Tom Brady	QB	24	6'4" 220	1	Michigan	ACT
19	Damon Huard	QB	28	6'3" 220	—	—	ACT

Backs & receivers19

Backs & receivers
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
0	Jimmy Farris	WR	23	5'11" 200	—	—	ACT
14	Walter Williams	WR	25	6'0" 210	—	—	RES
21	J.R. Redmond	RB	25	5'11" 215	—	—	ACT
32	Antowain Smith	RB	29	6'2" 230	—	—	ACT
33	Kevin Faulk	RB	25	5'8" 202	—	—	ACT
35	Patrick Pass	RB	25	5'10" 217	—	—	ACT
44	Marc Edwards	RB	28	6'0" 245	—	—	ACT
48	Arther Love	TE	25	6'4" 250	—	—	ACT
49	Jabari Holloway	TE	24	6'2" 258	—	—	RES
80	Troy Brown	WR	30	5'10" 193	—	—	ACT
81	Charles Johnson	WR	29	6'0" 205	—	—	ACT
82	Curtis Jackson	WR	29	5'10" 190	—	—	RES
83	Rod Rutledge	TE	26	6'5" 265	—	—	ACT
84	Fred Coleman	WR	26	6'0" 188	—	—	ACT
84	Torrance Small	WR	32	6'3" 220	—	—	CUT
85	Jermaine Wiggins	TE	26	6'2" 255	—	—	ACT
86	David Patten	WR	27	5'10" 190	—	—	ACT
87	Bert Emanuel	WR	32	5'10" 185	—	—	TRC
88	Terry Glenn	WR	27	5'11" 193	—	—	SUS

Offensive line9

Offensive line
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
63	Joe Andruzzi	OL	26	6'3" 315	—	—	ACT
64	Greg Randall	OL	23	6'5" 322	—	—	ACT
65	Damien Woody	OL	25	6'3" 320	—	—	ACT
67	Grey Ruegamer	OL	25	6'5" 300	—	—	ACT
70	Adrian Klemm	OL	24	6'3" 312	—	—	RES
72	Matt Light	OL	23	6'4" 305	—	—	ACT
74	Kenyatta Jones	OL	22	6'3" 305	—	—	ACT
76	Grant Williams	OL	27	6'7" 320	—	—	ACT
77	Mike Compton	OL	32	6'6" 310	—	—	ACT

Defensive front24

Defensive front
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
47	Rob Holmberg	LB	30	6'3" 240	—	—	TRC
47	Ula Tuitele	LB	23	6'2" 253	—	—	CUT
50	Mike Vrabel	LB	26	6'4" 250	—	—	ACT
51	Bryan Cox	LB	33	6'4" 250	—	—	ACT
52	Ted Johnson	LB	30	6'4" 253	—	—	ACT
53	Larry Izzo	LB	28	5'10" 228	—	—	ACT
54	Tedy Bruschi	LB	28	6'1" 245	—	—	ACT
55	Willie McGinest	LB	31	6'5" 270	—	—	ACT
58	Matt Chatham	LB	24	6'4" 250	—	—	ACT
59	Andy Katzenmoyer	LB	25	6'3" 260	—	—	RES
61	Stephen Neal	DL	26	6'4" 290	—	—	ACT
66	Lonie Paxton	LB	23	6'2" 260	—	—	ACT
71	Chris Sullivan	DL	28	6'4" 285	—	—	ACT
90	Marty Moore	LB	30	6'1" 245	—	—	RES
91	Bobby Hamilton	DL	30	6'5" 280	—	—	ACT
92	David Nugent	DL	25	6'4" 295	—	—	ACT
93	Richard Seymour	DL	23	6'6" 305	—	—	ACT
94	Jace Sayler	DL	22	6'5" 295	—	—	CUT
95	Roman Phifer	LB	33	6'2" 248	—	—	ACT
96	Brandon Mitchell	DL	26	6'3" 280	—	—	ACT
97	Riddick Parker	DL	30	6'3" 295	—	—	ACT
98	Anthony Pleasant	DL	33	6'5" 280	—	—	ACT
99	Kole Ayi	LB	24	6'1" 231	—	—	RES
99	T.J. Turner	LB	24	6'3" 255	—	—	CUT

Secondary14

Secondary
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
0	Brock Williams	DB	22	5'9" 189	—	—	RES
22	Terrance Shaw	DB	29	5'11" 200	—	—	ACT
23	Antwan Harris	DB	24	5'9" 192	—	—	ACT
24	Ty Law	DB	27	5'11" 199	—	—	ACT
25	Leonard Myers	DB	24	5'10" 195	—	—	ACT
26	Matt Stevens	DB	28	6'0" 205	—	—	ACT
27	Terrell Buckley	DB	30	5'9" 176	—	—	ACT
29	Hakim Akbar	DB	21	6'0" 212	—	—	RES
30	Je'Rod Cherry	DB	28	6'1" 205	—	—	ACT
31	Ben Kelly	DB	24	5'9" 185	—	—	RES
34	Tebucky Jones	DB	28	6'2" 218	—	—	ACT
36	Lawyer Milloy	DB	29	6'0" 207	—	—	ACT
38	Ray Hill	DB	26	6'0" 190	—	—	RES
45	Otis Smith	DB	37	5'11" 196	—	—	ACT

Schedule

19 games

New England Patriots schedule
Wk	Opponent	Result	Spread	EPA/play
1	@ Bengals	L 17-23	+0	+0.019
2	vs Jets	L 3-10	+1.5	-0.282
3	vs Colts	W 44-13	+11.5	+0.136
4	@ Dolphins	L 10-30	+9.5	-0.237
5	vs Chargers	W 29-26	+3	+0.049
6	@ Colts	W 38-17	+10.5	+0.410
7	@ Broncos	L 20-31	+7	-0.096
8	@ Falcons	W 24-10	+3	-0.077
9	vs Bills	W 21-11	-6	-0.063
10	vs Rams	L 17-24	+8.5	-0.217
11	vs Saints	W 34-17	+0	+0.375
12	@ Jets	W 17-16	+3	+0.080
13	vs Browns	W 27-16	-5	-0.194
14	@ Bills	W 12-9	-4	-0.142
15	vs Dolphins	W 20-13	-3	+0.045
17	@ Panthers	W 38-6	-6.5	-0.097
DIV	vs Raiders	W 16-13	-3	-0.089
CON	@ Steelers	W 24-17	+10	-0.102
SB	vs Rams	W 20-17	+14	-0.053