Where did we rank this year?

[SDGuy73]

In terms of fumbles. This goes back to deflategate. I'm sure you all know what I'm referring to.

 

[cdumler7]

In terms of fumbles. This goes back to deflategate. I'm sure you all know what I'm referring to.

New England was tied for 2nd in Fumbles lost with 7 this year. San Francisco was actually the top team in holding onto the ball with only 5 fumbles lost all season long. I'm not sure on actual fumbles though compared to the rest of the league.

 

[redseat]

After Deflategate, Patriots still lead NFL with fewest fumbles | The MMQB with Peter King

So what happened in 2015?

• The Patriots had the fewest fumbles of any NFL offense.
• The Patriots had the best fumble rate of any NFL offense.
• The Patriots had one of their best fumble rates of the past decade.

Here's a barplot of each offense's 2015 fumble rate. To match a previous author'schart, I'll use plays per fumble, which means that teams fumbling less often will have higher numbers. (Using the NFL's website, I grabbed the relevant offensive team information—fumbles and number of plays—and subtracted non-offensive team fumbles to ensure that fumbles using the ‘K’ balls weren't counted.)

 

[PatsFan2003]

I think we had a bad year for dropped balls by receivers though.

There's always something for the conspiracy fringe to hang on to.