Friday, October 20, 2023

New England Patriots Week 7 NFL Power Rankings Roundup

Throughout the 2023 NFL season, we will compile a consensus NFL Power Rankings that averages the rankings of all 32 NFL teams.

Below you will find a Week 7 roundup for the New England Patriots in our consensus 2023 NFL Power Rankings.

ESPN -- Rank: 30

Lesson learned: The offense is holding them back.

The Patriots are the only team in the NFL not to score more than 20 points in a game this season. A combination of shaky offensive line play (31st in pass-block win rate, 44.1%), receivers not coming through when the opportunity presents itself (e.g. DeVante Parker's drop on a beautiful deep ball late in Sunday's loss) and Mac Jones' turnover struggles (three returned for touchdowns in blowout losses in Weeks 4 and 5) has put the defense in a tough spot -- especially early in games. -- Mike Reiss

NFL.com -- Rank: 29

It's broken-record time, as the Patriots once again fell in an early (double-digit) hole they couldn't pull themselves out of, stricken by too many mistakes. At least the Pats showed some fight, as they gave themselves a remote chance to pull off a comeback against the Raiders. Following the blowout losses to Dallas and New Orleans, it's progress. But for anyone holding out hope that there's some untapped Bill Belichick magic, I'd remind them that the roster is in incredibly tough shape. Even in August, with nearly everyone healthy, the personnel (especially on offense) felt thin compared to the other AFC East teams. Now, with so much of the defense banged up, it's not pretty. Oh, and the Bills and Dolphins are up next.

CBS Sports -- Rank: 29

They competed against the Raiders, which is progress. It's hard to believe it's come down to that for this group.

USA Today -- Rank: 31

Among their many, many failings? No team has fewer takeaways (3). And no team has a higher percentage of drives (81.7%) that end without points.

The Athletic -- Rank: 28

The Patriots are the second-highest power-ranked one-win team only because of their victory against the Jets. Outside of that, New England has very little going for it. The Patriots are 31st in the league in point differential (minus-80). Quarterback Mac Jones is 30th in passer rating (74.4) and yards per attempt (6) and has more interceptions than touchdowns (seven to five). The Patriots defense is fourth in the league in success rate (63.4 percent) and eighth in yards per play allowed (4.8).

And New England is still this bad.

FOX -- Rank: 31

I guess it's a step in the right direction that the Patriots were competitive in Vegas, but it's still a loss to a Raider team that lost Jimmy Garoppolo in the second quarter and hadn't scored 20 points all season prior to Sunday.

Yahoo! -- Rank: 31

The Patriots' next two games are against the Bills and Dolphins. This could continue to spiral downward for New England. The next question is how long Mac Jones can keep his starting job if the Patriots continue to look this bad.

PFT -- Rank: 32

Bill Belichick will own the all-time record for losses before setting the all-time record for wins (if he ever does).

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