Final Patriots Stat Check

More from the Boston Globe on the Patriots 2007 season:

Each week during the regular season, the Boston Globe's Patriots beat reporter Mike Reiss has looked at key statistics and noted where the Patriots ranked in each category.

Here is the way it ended this season:

Points scored
1st (589, 38.6 per game)

Points allowed
4th (274, 17.1 per game)
League leader: Indianapolis (262, 16.3 per game)

Turnover difference
3rd (plus-16; 31 takeaways, 15 giveaways)
League leader: San Diego (plus-24; 48 takeaways, 24 giveaways)

Third-down offense
2nd (92 of 191, 48.2 percent)
League leader: Indianapolis (100 of 203, 49.3 percent)

Third-down defense
4th (63 of 187, 33.7 percent)
League leader: Kansas City (65 of 208, 31.3 percent)

Red-zone offense
2nd (72 possessions, 50 TDs, 69.4 percent TD rate)
League leader: New Orleans (50 possessions, 36 TDs, 72 percent TD rate)

Red-zone defense
27th (41 possessions, 24 Tds, 58.5 percent opponents TD rate)
League leader: Philadelphia (55 possessions, 20 TDs, 36.4 opponents TD rate)