Week 15 NFL Power Rankings: One key stat for each team
By Will Lomas
20. New England Patriots (-1)
Key stat: Cam Newton is playing historically terrible football.
Right now, the Patriots are a tough out on some nights, and other nights they are absolute doormats. A huge part of that is just how badly Cam Newton decides to hurt the team that night.
So far this season Cam Newton has 5 fumbles, 10 interceptions, and 5 passing touchdowns. Now, we should definitely talk about his 11 rushing touchdowns, but Newton isn’t ripping off chunk gains when he runs the ball in. Instead, he has over 100 rushes and is averaging about 4 yards per carry.
At that point, he is more like a wildcat quarterback.
19. Denver Broncos (+2)
Key stat: Drew Lock’s first big day without an interception
You can hate Drew Lock and call him the next Blake Bortles if you want to (alright, that is just me) but you have to give him credit for today. In his career, Lock had never thrown more than a single touchdown in a game without also throwing an interception.
Today, Lock threw 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, shattering that trend.