New England Patriots — Gridiron Core

Score is on a 20–80 scale: 50 is the average NFL team and every 10 points is one standard deviation. Percentile is the share of NFL teams it beats — 79th means better than 79 of every 100. 8 games this season · model gic-edge-1.2

Key People

Roster & staff

Players

Drake MayeStarting QB · QB

Rhamondre StevensonLeading Rusher · RB367YDS

DeMario DouglasLeading Receiver · WR332YDS

Christian EllissLeading Tackler · LB60TOT

Coaching Staff

Mike VrabelHead Coach

Josh McDanielsOffensive Coordinator

Zak KuhrDefensive Coordinator

Jeremy SpringerSpecial Teams

Front Office

Robert KraftOwner

Jonathan KraftPresident / CEO

Eliot WolfGeneral Manager

——Assistant GM

Club Social

AFC EastCurrent standings · division leader takes a seedAll Standings

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FinancialsForbes 2026 · cap via Over The Cap

Valuation$10.6B4th

Revenue$784Mlast season6th

Operating$186Mincome7th

Roster Spend77 players · 1st in spend

$300.4Mof $301.2M cap

Cap space $8.7MDead money $43.2M

Valuation, revenue and operating income are Forbes’s 2026 estimates. Cap figures are Over The Cap as of 2026-09-20 and move with every roster transaction.

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QB88th pct

Run47th pct

Pass90th pct

Trenches91st pct

Explosive59th pct

Resilience82nd pct

Special Teams21st pct

Quarterback6288th pct

+ EPA per dropback (+0.26 EPA)
+ Completion over expected (+8.7 CPOE)
− Turnover avoidance (4.0%)

EPA per dropback: +0.26 EPA; 64; 92nd
Dropback success: 48.5%; 60; 85th
Completion over expected: +8.7 CPOE; 71; 98th
Turnover avoidance

+ Stuff avoidance (16.3%)
+ Short yardage (75.3%)
− Rush EPA (-0.12 EPA)

Rush EPA: -0.12 EPA; 45; 30th
Rush success: 38.6%; 45; 31st
Stuff avoidance: 16.3%; 57; 77th
Explosive runs: 8.5%; 47; 38th
Short yardage: 75.3%; 65; 93rd

Confidence: medium

+ Pass EPA (+0.36 EPA)
+ Pass success (48.5%)

Pass EPA: +0.36 EPA; 64; 92nd
Pass success: 48.5%; 60; 85th
Explosive passes: 16.4%; 58; 80th
Protection: 5.7%; 53; 62nd
Completion over expected: +8.7 CPOE; 71; 98th

Confidence: high

+ Pressure creation (8.4%)
+ Stuff creation (22.3%)
− Short-yardage defense (72.0%)

Run-line control: 16.3%; 57; 77th
Pass protection: 5.7%; 53; 62nd
Short-yardage blocking: 75.3%; 65; 93rd
Stuff creation: 22.3%; 59; 83rd
Pressure creation: 8.4%; 62; 89th
Short-yardage defense: 72.0%; 42; 21st

Confidence: medium

+ Explosive passes (16.4%)

Explosive play rate: 13.1%; 54; 66th
Explosive passes: 16.4%; 58; 80th
Explosive runs: 8.5%; 47; 38th
Breakaway magnitude: 0.175; 54; 64th
Explosive prevention: 12.6%; 48; 41st

Confidence: high

+ Offensive response (51.7%)
+ Momentum reversal (36.7%)

Offensive response: 51.7%; 61; 87th
Defensive response: 50.8%; 46; 35th
Momentum reversal: 36.7%; 61; 85th
Explosive prevention after shocks: 87.5%; 64; 93rd
Mistake avoidance: 57.1%; 51; 55th

Confidence: low

+ Punt returns (11.8 yds)
− Field goals vs expectation (-13 pts of make rate)

Field goals vs expectation: -13 pts of make rate; 41; 17th
Net punting: 41.0 yds; 45; 32nd
Kick returns: 24.8 yds; 45; 32nd
Punt returns: 11.8 yds; 57; 76th
Return touchdowns: 0.00 / game; 48; 40th

Confidence: low