New England Patriots Defense vs Tight Ends (2025)
In 2025, the New England Patriots allowed 60.7 receiving yards per game to tight ends — #25 of 32 (1 = stingiest). Our persistence testing says single-season ranks like this mostly do NOT carry over year to year — use with that in mind.
Everything they allowed to tight ends, per game
| Metric | Season | Last 4 | Last 2 |
|---|
| Targets allowed | 8.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Receptions allowed | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Rec yds allowed | 60.7 | 45.5 | 31.5 |
| Rec TD allowed | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Yards per target | 7.2 | 7.3 | 5.2 |
| Explosive receptions (20+) | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Last 4 = weeks 15–18; last 2 = weeks 17–18. 2025 regular season.
Upcoming: week 1 vs Seattle Seahawks
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