Cold Hard Football Facts is a great site because they produce statistics and write about those statistics without trying to drum up storylines and create conflict where there isn't or shouldn't be.
Here is a blurb from the column that is linked in the title of the post.
We do know this: the Patriots are among the most balanced teams in football, passing the ball on 51 percent of their offensive plays. They're also a classic example of a team that builds a lead with the pass and then secures the lead with the run.
- The Patriots have passed the ball on 160 of 285 first-half plays (56 percent)
- The Patriots have passed the ball on 107 of 229 second-half plays (47 percent)
Here is another great point that no one outside of CHFF has pointed out (that I've found):
The famous undefeated Dolphins didn't even offer the pathetic Patriots (who went 3-11) a single glimmer of hope that year. In fact, Miami reserved its biggest beating for its northern rivals: the Dolphins won, 52-0.
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I find that 1972 team insufferable. ProJo Pats Blog listed that stat around the time of this year's Pats-Dolphins game. For all those people spitting out that karma is a bitch, I say Why yes it is. Sometimes it takes 25 years or so, doesn't it?
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Great stuff John, love the blog, keep up the good work. I look forward to reading more entries.
That's an interesting fact about the 72 dolphins beating the Patriots 52-0. Nobody talks about them running up the score in their magical season. Also, nobody talks about how they were 14-0 instead of 16-0.
Has Don Shula weighed in on the Patriots running up the score?
From AOL Sports:
Earlier this week, CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman asked Shula if the New England Patriots were to go undefeated this season, would the record be tainted by PatriotGate.
"Well it would have to be," Shula said. "That's not going to ever go away (the videotaping scandal). That's going to be talked about forever. They were fined $500,000 right? They lost how many draft picks? That tells you about the seriousness of what they did."
http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/10/20/don-shula-can-not-tell-a-lie-about-patriotgate/
Amy, you're absolutely right about the 72 Dolphins being insufferable. According to Shula, only a couple of guys who lived near each other ever did the champagne thing, but the whole self-righteous thing is ridiculous. They're not even close to being the best team ever.
FuManJew - thanks, Im glad you like the blog. I'm updating throughout the day, so check back often.
Dale - Shula commented a couple of days after the Dolphins game. Thought the Patriots could actually go 16-0 and didn't seem to mind the running up scores. I'm guessing if you started coaching before 1990 or so you have no problem with it.
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