DEFENSIVE NOTES
□ Personnel breakdown: 45% three-cornerback nickel, 35% three-safety nickel package, 15% dime, 5% quarter**
□ Pressure rate: 17.8%
□ Blitz rate: 15%
□ Blitz efficacy: 12.4 yards allowed per play. □ Yards per carry allowed: 4.0 □ Third downs: 9-19 □ Red-zone efficiency: 1-4 □ Sacks: Judon
□ QB hits: Christian Barmore 2, Judon
□ Hurries: Kyle Van Noy, Deatrich Wise, Barmore, Judon □ Run stuffs: Team 2, Lawrence Guy, Wise □ Interceptions: None
□ Pass deflections: J.C. Jackson, Wise
□ Missed tackles: Kyle Dugger 2, Van Noy 2, Jahlani Tavai, Adrian Phillips, Guy
□ The inability to affect Brady with a four-man rush and get off the field on third down during the fourth quarter ultimately undercut a winning performance.
□ On his penultimate drive, Brady converted third-and-3 by defeating an 8-man zone coverage with a short curl throw to Antonio Brown, then scrambled to move the chains on thirdand-6 and lastly beat a slow-developing blitz on third-and-9 with a seam throw to tight end Cameron Brate against Kyle Dugger. That led to a field goal.
□ On his game-winning drive, Brady targeted Brown against backup corner Justin Bethel, who was an ill-timed injury substitution for Jonathan Jones on third-and-8. Brady then returned to Brown on consecutive incomplete deep balls in the end zone, the latter Brown dropped.
□ What kept the Pats alive for so long was their stingy performance in the red zone, where Brady finished 2-of-9 for 12 yards.
□ Overall, they employed the same mix of defensive personnel as their first three games, often playing three-sa
□ Midway through the third quarter, Tampa Bay averaged 5.4 yards per carry, a worrisome number that eventually dropped.
□ Considering the game plan, it was fair to wonder how Stephon Gilmore’s presence
□ Wise is having an understated year both in run defense and as a pass rusher.
SOURCE: Statistics for passing depth, broken tackles and missed tackles courtesy of Pro Football Focus.
*12 personnel = one running back, two tight ends; 11 personnel = one running back, one tight end; 10 personnel = one running back, no tight ends; 21 personnel = two backs, one tight end.
**Nickel defense = five defensive backs; dime defense = six defensive backs; quarter defense = seven defensive backs