5 key stats from the Patriots’ opening win
The Patriots were underdogs Sunday night against the Cardinals, but pulled off a nail-biting win in the final minute. Here are the 5 most important stats from the game:
72.7: Jimmy Garoppolo’s completion percentage. For comparison, Carson Palmer’s was 64.9, and Tom Brady topped Garoppolo’s number only four times last season.
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62.5: The Patriots’ conversion percentage on third down. The Pats converted 10 of 16 opportunities, a performance that would have ranked third among last season’s games.
107: Receiving yards from new Patriots additions. Chris Hogan had 60 (and a touchdown), rookie Malcolm Mitchell had 33, and Martellus Bennett had 14.
22: LeGarrette Blount’s carries, his most since Week 7 against Washington last season. It was his only game of 20 or more rushes last season, but could be a number he reaches again with Garoppolo under center.
132: David Johnson’s total yards. DeAngelo Williams also put up exactly 132 yards in Week 1 last year against the Patriots, but 127 of them came on the ground. Johnson picked up 89 rushing and 43 receiving. The Pats only allowed more yards once for the rest of the season, against C.J. Anderson and the Broncos in Week 10.
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