With the final whistle of yesterday's 12-9 loss agains the New York Giants, the New England Patriots 2015 preseason was officially over. While we are now "on to Pittsburgh", let's take a quick look back to find out who were the top performers of this year's preseason.
Overall, the Patriots finished their preseason 2-2 with wins over the New Orleans Saints (week 2, 26-24) and Carolina Panthers (week 3, 17-16), while losing to the Green Bay Packers (week 1, 22-11) and New York Giants (week 4, 12-9).
Note: Players not on the team as of September, 4, 5:00 PM, are not included.
Offensive stats
Team stats
Points scored: 63 (15.8 per game)
Net yards gained: 1,166 (291.5 per game)
3rd down efficiency: 21 of 57 (36.8%)
4th down efficiency. 1 of 5 (20%)
Red-zone efficiency: 4 of 9 (44.4%)
Turnovers: 6 (5 interceptions, 1 fumble)
Individual stats
Quarterbacks
|
Attempts |
Completions |
Yards |
TDs |
INTs |
Jimmy Garoppolo |
80 |
61 |
554 |
2 |
2 |
Ryan Lindley |
45 |
22 |
253 |
0 |
1 |
Tom Brady |
22 |
10 |
107 |
1 |
2 |
Running Backs
|
Attempts |
Yards |
TDS |
Receptions |
Yards |
TDs |
LeGarrette Blount |
31 |
70 |
0 |
5 |
56 |
0 |
James White |
27 |
71 |
1 |
7 |
93 |
0 |
Jonas Gray |
19 |
107 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Dion Lewis |
6 |
24 |
1 |
9 |
56 |
1 |
Brandon Bolden |
5 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Receivers (Wide Receivers and Tight Ends)
|
Receptions |
Yards |
TDs |
Chris Harper |
15 |
150 |
1 |
Asante Cleveland |
7 |
57 |
0 |
Aaron Dobson |
6 |
107 |
0 |
Scott Chandler |
3 |
40 |
1 |
Jalen Saunders |
3 |
16 |
0 |
Zach D'Orazio |
2 |
25 |
0 |
Reggie Wayne |
2 |
24 |
0 |
Michael Hoomanawanui |
2 |
16 |
0 |
Danny Amendola |
1 |
25 |
0 |
Defensive stats
Team stats
Points allowed: 74 (18.5 per game)
Net yards allowed: 1,408 (352 per game)
Opp. 3rd down efficiency: 23 of 61 (37.7%)
Opp. 4th down efficiency. 2 of 6 (33.3%)
Opp. red-zone efficiency: 4 of 15 (26.7%)
Takeaways: 1 (fumble recovery)
QB Sacks: 7
Individual stats
Defensive Linemen
|
Tackles |
Sacks |
TFL |
QB Hits |
PD |
FF |
FR |
Xzavier Dickson |
14 |
0.0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Trey Flowers |
11 |
1.0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Zach Moore |
7 |
0.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Rufus Johnson |
5 |
1.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Jabaal Sheard |
5 |
0.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Dominique Easley |
4 |
1.0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Malcom Brown |
4 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Geneo Grissom |
4 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Chandler Jones |
3 |
2.0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sealver Siliga |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Alan Branch |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Linebackers
|
Tackles |
Sacks |
TFL |
QB Hits |
PD |
FF |
FR |
James Morris |
20 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Jonathan Freeny |
15 |
0.0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Darius Fleming |
10 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jamie Collins |
8 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jerod Mayo |
4 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eric Martin |
3 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Dont'a Hightower |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Defensive Backs
|
Tackles |
Sacks |
TFL |
QB Hits |
PD |
FF |
FR |
Robert McClain |
16 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Logan Ryan |
15 |
1.0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Jordan Richards |
14 |
0.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Tavon Wilson |
12 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Daxton Swanson |
11 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Duron Harmon |
10 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Patrick Chung |
9 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bradley Fletcher |
7 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Nate Ebner |
7 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Devin McCourty |
4 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Malcolm Butler |
3 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Tarell Brown |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Special teams
Team stats
Patriots punt return yards: 90 (8.2 per return)
Opponents punt return yards: 95 (7.9 per return)
Patriots kick return yards: 262 (23.8 per return)
Opponents kick return yards: 121 (24.2 per return)
Individual stats
Kickers
|
Attempts |
Field goals |
Kickoffs |
Touchbacks |
Stephen Gostkowski |
8 |
7 |
16 |
11 |
|
Punts |
Average |
Ryan Allen |
21 |
48.3 |
Returners
|
Punt Returns |
Avg. Yards |
Kick Returns |
Avg. Yards |
Chris Harper |
5 |
11.6 |
4 |
23.8 |
Jalen Saunders |
5 |
5.4 |
1 |
20 |
Dion Lewis |
0 |
0 |
1 |
30 |
James White |
0 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
Xzavier Dickson |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
Robert McClain |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Defenders
|
Tackles |
Tavon Wilson |
2 |
Jordan Richards |
2 |
Geneo Grissom |
2 |
Duron Harmon |
1 |
Logan Ryan |
1 |
Eric Martin |
1 |
Devin McCourty |
1 |
Ryan Allen |
1 |
James Morris |
1 |
Robert McClain |
1 |
Brandon King |
1 |