New England Patriots
2026 Season · Through Week 8 · Updated Nov 2, 2026New England Patriots
AFC East
5-3 · 2nd AFC East
Off EPA 8th · Def EPA 19th · TO Diff -7
Schedule & Results5-3
Team Radar2026 · Through Week 8
How the New England Patriots rank among all 32 teams, through 8 games.
Compare all teams on Team Stats →Offense
What the offense did
| Stat | NE | Rank | NFL avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive passCompletions of 20+ yards ÷ pass plays (25 of 301) | 8.3% | 8th | 7.3% |
| Pass successPass plays with EPA above zero | 52.5% | 3rd | 46.2% |
| Sack rateSacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) (16 of 256) | 6.3% | 16th | 6.5% |
| Turnover rateTurnovers ÷ drives (15 of 85) | 17.6% | 31st | 11.2% |
| Stuff rateRuns for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs (35 of 202) | 17.3% | 15th | 18.1% |
| Run successDesigned runs with EPA above zero | 35.6% | 26th | 40.0% |
| Explosive runRuns of 10+ yards ÷ designed runs incl. penalty-wiped runs and two-point tries (26 of 208) | 12.5% | T-10th | 10.9% |
Defense
What opponents did against this defense
| Stat | NE | Rank | NFL avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive passCompletions of 20+ yards ÷ pass plays (25 of 307) | 8.1% | 21st | 7.3% |
| Pass successPass plays with EPA above zero | 46.9% | 21st | 46.2% |
| Sack rateSacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) (22 of 279) | 7.9% | 5th | 6.5% |
| Takeaway rateOpponent turnovers ÷ opponent drives (8 of 85) | 9.4% | T-22nd | 11.2% |
| Stuff rateRuns for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs (30 of 180) | 16.7% | T-22nd | 18.1% |
| Run successDesigned runs with EPA above zero | 37.6% | 11th | 40.0% |
| Explosive runRuns of 10+ yards ÷ designed runs incl. penalty-wiped runs and two-point tries (18 of 186) | 9.7% | 10th | 10.9% |
Each spoke shows the team’s rank among the 32 teams that have played: 1st sits on the outer ring, last on the inner ring, and the dashed ring is the middle of the league. Farther out is always better.
On offense a lower sack rate, stuff rate and turnover rate ranks higher. On defense it is the reverse: more sacks, stuffs and takeaways rank higher, and lower explosive and success rates allowed rank higher.
Every rate adds up the team’s box scores for the season. A pass play is any dropback, including sacks and scrambles. QB scrambles of 10+ yards count as explosive runs but not as designed runs, so a team with long scrambles can run high on Explosive run.
Stuff rate leaves out kneel-downs, two-point tries and runs wiped out by a penalty; Run success and Explosive run keep two-point tries and penalty-wiped runs, as the Team Stats page does.
Passing Attack
The passing offense ranks 8th in EPA/play (+0.153) through Week 8.
D.Maye8 GP · 275 DB
EPA/DB
+0.21
CPOE
+7.29
Success%
55.6%
Passer Rtg
100.4
| Pos | Name | Tgt | Rec | Yards | TD | Tgt Share | EPA/Tgt | YPRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | D.Douglas | 37 | 26 | 332 | 4 | 16.2% | +0.57 | — |
| TE | H.Henry | 34 | 29 | 326 | 2 | 14.9% | +0.55 | — |
| RB | R.Stevenson | 27 | 23 | 212 | 1 | 11.8% | +0.15 | — |
| WR | R.Doubs | 24 | 14 | 261 | 3 | 10.5% | +0.52 | — |
| WR | M.Hollins | 20 | 15 | 209 | 0 | 8.8% | +0.64 | — |
| WR | E.Chism | 20 | 15 | 151 | 1 | 8.8% | +0.17 | — |
| WR | A.Brown | 20 | 9 | 101 | 0 | 8.8% | -0.23 | — |
| TE | E.Raridon | 20 | 13 | 173 | 2 | 8.8% | +0.23 | — |
| WR | K.Williams | 13 | 7 | 190 | 2 | 5.7% | +0.41 | — |
| RB | T.Henderson | 7 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 3.1% | -0.03 | — |
| RB | L.Larison | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.9% | +0.04 | — |
| RB | R.Gilliam | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.9% | -0.31 | — |
| RB | C.Kiner | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0.9% | +0.72 | — |
YPRR shows “—” for 2026: nflverse hasn’t published full 2026 participation data (who was on the field for each play).
Ground Game
The rush offense ranks 15th in EPA (-0.051), running through the RT gap most effectively through Week 8.
EPA by Run Gap
| Name | Carries | Yds/Carry | EPA/Carry | Success% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.Stevenson | 96 | 3.8 | -0.05 | 39.6% |
| T.Henderson | 52 | 3.9 | -0.25 | 32.7% |
| C.Kiner | 42 | 4.5 | -0.21 | 35.7% |
| D.Maye | 7 | 1.4 | +0.07 | 42.9% |
| L.Larison | 2 | 3.0 | -0.12 | 50.0% |
| E.Chism | 1 | 2.0 | -0.35 | 0.0% |
Rushing by Down & Distance
| Down | 1-2 yds | 3-4 yds | 5-7 yds | 8-10 yds | 11+ yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0.08 2 car | — | 0.01 4 car | -0.19 103 car(NFL: -0.09) | -0.65 1 car |
| 2nd | -0.32 13 car(NFL: 0.01) | -0.23 17 car(NFL: -0.00) | -0.04 12 car(NFL: -0.08) | -0.13 20 car(NFL: -0.25) | -0.10 3 car |
| 3rd | -0.01 16 car(NFL: 0.01) | -0.16 3 car | -0.53 3 car | -0.36 2 car | 0.09 1 car |
| 4th | 2.84 2 car | — | — | — | — |
PoorBreak-even (0.00)EliteDashed = <5 carriesNFL avg rush EPA ~-0.06
Situational Efficiency
All Plays
Overall offensive efficiency
8th
484 plays
+0.06
EPA/Play
SR: 46%
Pass%: 53%
Run
-0.04
Pass
+0.15
Early Downs
1st & 2nd down
13th
374 plays
+0.05
EPA/Play
SR: 45%
Pass%: 48%
Run
-0.08
Pass
+0.19
Passing Downs
2nd & 7+ or 3rd & 5+
7th
156 plays
+0.13
EPA/Play
SR: 46%
Pass%: 70%
Run
+0.17
Pass
+0.11
Short Yardage
3rd/4th & 2 or less
4th
31 plays
+0.43
EPA/Play
SR: 71%
Pass%: 32%
Run
+0.43
Pass
+0.43
Red Zone
Inside the 20
18th
63 plays
-0.02
EPA/Play
SR: 43%
Pass%: 59%
Run
+0.12
Pass
-0.11
Goal Line
Inside the 5
18th
11 plays
-0.03
EPA/Play
SR: 55%
Pass%: 36%
Run
+0.42
Pass
-0.83
Late & Close
WP 25-75%, last 15 min
23rd
30 plays
-0.02
EPA/Play
SR: 47%
Pass%: 60%
Run
+0.07
Pass
-0.08
Defense
Def EPA/Play
+0.010
19thDef Pass EPA
+0.081
22ndDef Rush EPA
-0.092
10thDef Success Rate
43.3%
19thRun Defense by Gap
Opponents target the M gap most (46 carries). Best defended: RG (-0.322 EPA/carry).
LE
29 car-0.09
LT
16 car+0.10
LG
18 car-0.23
M
46 car-0.02
RG
26 car-0.32
RT
19 car-0.04
RE
25 car+0.02
