Starting with the DBs...
Jonathan Jones: 21 targets, 12 completions (57.1%), 199 yds, 9.5 yds/target, 1 TD, 1 INT, 85.2 rating
Jack Jones: 24 targets, 11 completions (45.8%), 162 yds, 6.8 yds/target, 0 TD, 2 INT, 33.7 rating
Jalen Mills: 31 targets, 17 completions (54.8%), 249 yds, 8.0 yds/target, 1 TD, 2 INT, 65.1 rating
Myles Bryant: 22 targets, 16 completions (72.7%), 137 yds, 6.2 yds/target, 2 TD, 0 INT, 118.9 rating
Marcus Jones: 5 targets, 1 completion (20.0%), 37 yds, 7.4 yds/target, 0 TD, 0 INT, 57.9 rating
Devin McCourty: 8 targets, 6 completions (75.0%), 72 yds, 9.0 yds/target, 2 TD, 0 INT, 141.7 rating
Kyle Dugger: 14 targets, 8 completions (57.1%), 72 yds, 5.1 yds/target, 0 TD, 1 INT, 41.4 rating
Adrian Phillips: 20 targets, 11 completions (55.0%), 115 yds, 5.8 yds/target, 1 TD, 0 INT, 88.5 rating
Jabril Peppers: 8 targets, 7 completions (87.5%), 36 yds, 4.5 yds/target, 1 TD, 0 INT, 125.0 rating
So the corners, except for Bryant, have been outstanding. Jack Jones is a monster back there already. Playing at an all-pro level in terms of coverage. DMac and Bryant are the real weak spots in coverage right now.
Now the LBs...
Mack Wilson: 11 targets, 6 completions (54.5%), 61 yds, 5.5 yds/target, 1 TD, 0 INT, 100.9 rating
Raekwon McMillan: 9 targets, 6 completions (66.7%), 67 yds, 7.4 yds/target, 0 TD, 0 INT, 88.7 rating
Ja'Whaun Bentley: 8 targets, 7 completions (87.5%), 87 yds, 10.9 yds/target, 0 TD, 0 INT, 112.0 rating
Jahlani Tavai: 8 targets, 7 completions (87.5%), 39 yds, 4.9 yds/target, 0 TD, 0 INT, 87.0 rating
So the LBs have struggled in pass coverage. Wilson has been fine, but otherwise, QBs are completing a very high percentage against NE's linebackers. That's a problem.
On the whole, here are NE's ranks in terms of pass defense:
- completion %: #6 (58.6%)
- pass yards: #17 (1,313)
- yds/att: #9 (6.7)
- TD %: #20 (4.3%)
- INT %: #9 (2.9)
- pass rating: #9 (81.1)
- sacks: #8 (17)
- def. expected points: #6 (19.47)
So it's not an elite pass defense by any stretch. But it's pretty solid so far. And they've faced: Tua (when Tua was lighting up the league), Lamar Jackson, Aaron Rodgers, and Jared Goff (when Det had an elite pass offense up to that point).
So it's not been a bunch of tomato cans they've been going up against. It's not Mahomes, Allen, and Brady, but it's not just a list of scrubs either. The pass defense's numbers are legit.
Jonathan Jones: 21 targets, 12 completions (57.1%), 199 yds, 9.5 yds/target, 1 TD, 1 INT, 85.2 rating
Jack Jones: 24 targets, 11 completions (45.8%), 162 yds, 6.8 yds/target, 0 TD, 2 INT, 33.7 rating
Jalen Mills: 31 targets, 17 completions (54.8%), 249 yds, 8.0 yds/target, 1 TD, 2 INT, 65.1 rating
Myles Bryant: 22 targets, 16 completions (72.7%), 137 yds, 6.2 yds/target, 2 TD, 0 INT, 118.9 rating
Marcus Jones: 5 targets, 1 completion (20.0%), 37 yds, 7.4 yds/target, 0 TD, 0 INT, 57.9 rating
Devin McCourty: 8 targets, 6 completions (75.0%), 72 yds, 9.0 yds/target, 2 TD, 0 INT, 141.7 rating
Kyle Dugger: 14 targets, 8 completions (57.1%), 72 yds, 5.1 yds/target, 0 TD, 1 INT, 41.4 rating
Adrian Phillips: 20 targets, 11 completions (55.0%), 115 yds, 5.8 yds/target, 1 TD, 0 INT, 88.5 rating
Jabril Peppers: 8 targets, 7 completions (87.5%), 36 yds, 4.5 yds/target, 1 TD, 0 INT, 125.0 rating
So the corners, except for Bryant, have been outstanding. Jack Jones is a monster back there already. Playing at an all-pro level in terms of coverage. DMac and Bryant are the real weak spots in coverage right now.
Now the LBs...
Mack Wilson: 11 targets, 6 completions (54.5%), 61 yds, 5.5 yds/target, 1 TD, 0 INT, 100.9 rating
Raekwon McMillan: 9 targets, 6 completions (66.7%), 67 yds, 7.4 yds/target, 0 TD, 0 INT, 88.7 rating
Ja'Whaun Bentley: 8 targets, 7 completions (87.5%), 87 yds, 10.9 yds/target, 0 TD, 0 INT, 112.0 rating
Jahlani Tavai: 8 targets, 7 completions (87.5%), 39 yds, 4.9 yds/target, 0 TD, 0 INT, 87.0 rating
So the LBs have struggled in pass coverage. Wilson has been fine, but otherwise, QBs are completing a very high percentage against NE's linebackers. That's a problem.
On the whole, here are NE's ranks in terms of pass defense:
- completion %: #6 (58.6%)
- pass yards: #17 (1,313)
- yds/att: #9 (6.7)
- TD %: #20 (4.3%)
- INT %: #9 (2.9)
- pass rating: #9 (81.1)
- sacks: #8 (17)
- def. expected points: #6 (19.47)
So it's not an elite pass defense by any stretch. But it's pretty solid so far. And they've faced: Tua (when Tua was lighting up the league), Lamar Jackson, Aaron Rodgers, and Jared Goff (when Det had an elite pass offense up to that point).
So it's not been a bunch of tomato cans they've been going up against. It's not Mahomes, Allen, and Brady, but it's not just a list of scrubs either. The pass defense's numbers are legit.