How fortuitous is it for the Patriots to have Revis and Browner in coverage? Through 11 games, New England has allowed only two quarterbacks to throw for over 300 yards, and both of those signal callers - Denvers Peyton Manning and the Colts Andrew Luck - enjoyed most of that success in garbage time as the Patriots had big leads and backed off in coverage to make sure neither could could beat them deep for a quick score. As a result, New England has been able to utilize the base Cloud, rotating in a combination of coverage backers and the big nickle to also shut down the oppositions ground game. New Englands defense has given up over 100 rushing yards just four times this season, and the results have been predictable. In both of their losses, a narrow win over the Jets, and a blowout of a terrible Bears team, the Patriots surrendered an abysmal 192 rushing yards per game - in their other seven wins, a stout 60 yards per game.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:12:56 +0000
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