Yards Allowed vs Points Allowed - A Super Study

Stats is stats and in the end they don't mean much. But with as much flack as the Pats D has gotten this year I thought it a good idea to look at the Yards Allowed vs Points Allowed (relative to each opponent's average during that season) in Belichick's 5 Superbowl wins as either Head Coach or D Coordinator.

• 1986 vs Denver

Yards Allowed: 372

Den 1986 avg: 326

Points Allowed: 20

Den 1986 avg: 24

• 1990 vs Buffalo

Yards Allowed: 371

Buff 1990 avg: 330

Points Allowed: 19

Buff 1990 avg: 27

• 2001 vs St. Louis

Yards Allowed: 427

StL 2001 avg: 418

Points Allowed: 17

StL 2001 avg: 31

• 2003 vs Carolina

Yards Allowed: 387

Car 2003 avg: 321

Points Allowed: 29

Car 2003 avg: 20

• 2004 vs Philadelphia

Yards Allowed 369

Phi 2004 avg: 351

Points Allowed 21

Phi 2004 avg: 24

The only time Belichick coached in a Superbowl in which the opponent was held below their season average in total yards was in the 1996 loss to Green Bay.