New England Patriots
2026 Season · Through Week 2 · Updated Sep 18, 2026New England Patriots
AFC East
0-1 · 3rd AFC East
Off EPA 21st · Def EPA 17th · TO Diff -3
Schedule & Results0-1
Passing Attack
The passing offense ranks 22nd in EPA/play (-0.128) through Week 2.
D.Maye1 GP · 42 DB
EPA/DB
+0.07
CPOE
+5.97
Success%
56.4%
Passer Rtg
54.9
| Pos | Name | Tgt | Rec | Yards | TD | Tgt Share | EPA/Tgt | YPRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | D.Douglas | 7 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 22.6% | +0.07 | — |
| RB | R.Stevenson | 6 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 19.4% | -0.02 | — |
| WR | M.Hollins | 5 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 16.1% | +0.56 | — |
| WR | A.Brown | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12.9% | +0.31 | — |
| TE | H.Henry | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 9.7% | +0.03 | — |
| WR | R.Doubs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7% | -1.99 | — |
| RB | L.Larison | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6.5% | +0.04 | — |
| TE | E.Raridon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.2% | +0.84 | — |
Ground Game
The rush offense ranks 24th in EPA (-0.088) through Week 2.
EPA by Run Gap
| Name | Carries | Yds/Carry | EPA/Carry | Success% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.Stevenson | 18 | 2.8 | -0.45 | 27.8% |
| C.Kiner | 6 | 1.8 | -0.33 | 16.7% |
| D.Maye | 1 | 3.0 | -0.06 | 0.0% |
Rushing by Down & Distance
| Down | 1-2 yds | 3-4 yds | 5-7 yds | 8-10 yds | 11+ yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | — | — | — | -0.30 16 car(NFL: -0.04) | — |
| 2nd | -0.06 1 car | -0.49 4 car | — | -0.08 2 car | — |
| 3rd | -2.12 1 car | — | -1.07 1 car | — | — |
| 4th | — | — | — | — | — |
PoorBreak-even (0.00)EliteDashed = <5 carriesNFL avg rush EPA ~-0.06
Situational Efficiency
All Plays
Overall offensive efficiency
21st
67 plays
-0.11
EPA/Play
SR: 42%
Pass%: 54%
Run
-0.09
Pass
-0.13
Early Downs
1st & 2nd down
25th
49 plays
-0.13
EPA/Play
SR: 41%
Pass%: 47%
Run
-0.18
Pass
-0.07
Passing Downs
2nd & 7+ or 3rd & 5+
22nd
24 plays
-0.28
EPA/Play
SR: 42%
Pass%: 71%
Run
+0.45
Pass
-0.59
Short Yardage
3rd/4th & 2 or less
18th
4 plays
-0.11
EPA/Play
SR: 50%
Pass%: 25%
Run
+0.29
Pass
-1.32
Red Zone
Inside the 20
30th
2 plays
-0.91
EPA/Play
SR: 50%
Pass%: 100%
Run
—
Pass
-0.91
Goal Line
Inside the 5
4th
1 plays
+0.84
EPA/Play
SR: 100%
Pass%: 100%
Run
—
Pass
+0.84
Late & Close
WP 25-75%, last 15 min
10th
19 plays
-0.25
EPA/Play
SR: 42%
Pass%: 68%
Run
+0.11
Pass
-0.41
Defense
Def EPA/Play
+0.064
17thDef Pass EPA
+0.168
22ndDef Rush EPA
-0.058
12thDef Success Rate
39.6%
9thRun Defense by Gap
Opponents target the RE gap most (7 carries).
LE
2 car-0.55
LT
2 car+0.52
LG
3 car-0.20
M
2 car-0.09
RG
2 car-1.48
RT
2 car+0.55
RE
7 car-0.05
