Nukem384 News: Who Will Win Super Bowl LII?
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Nukem384 News has moved! Watch news videos on my new channel below! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEsViLqG5zxZcN87PGseoSg?sub_confirmation=1 The New England Patriots’ passing game lost a key cog in the AFC championship game when tight end Rob Gronkowski was knocked out with a concussion after he took a helmet-to-helmet hit from Jacksonville Jaguars safety Barry Church late in the second quarter Sunday. While he has two weeks to recover and be cleared by the NFL’s concussion protocol, his availability for the Super Bowl may not even matter — which is odd to say, considering his prominence in the Patriots’ offense. Before his exit, Gronkowski accounted for a team-high 19 percent of quarterback Tom Brady’s targets in the 2017 season, including the playoffs, and a quarter of the team’s receiving yards. He also was responsible for more than 18 percent of the team’s yards after the catch, also a team high. In the divisional round against the Tennessee Titans, Gronkowski caught six passes for 81 yards and a touchdown, giving him at least one touchdown in six consecutive playoff games. Gronkowski was a matchup nightmare in that game, lining up as a traditional tight end, as a slot receiver and out wide along the sideline, making a catch against three members of the Titans secondary. He went 4 for 4 for 41 yards and a score against Pro Bowl and first-team all-pro safety Kevin Byard. Losing such a productive player obviously hurts New England’s offense. Since 2010, the Patriots offense is much more efficient with Gronkowski than without him. For example, the team scored 2.9 points per drive with its star tight end, compared with 2.3 without him. Its red-zone efficiency, goal-to-go efficiency and expected points per game via the pass are all noticeably better with Gronkowski on the field. However, New England remains an elite offense even in his absence. The Patriots’ scoring rate of 2.3 points per drive without Gronkowski would tie with the Los Angeles Rams for the third-best offense in 2017. Their 58 percent red-zone efficiency would rank ninth and be well above average (53 percent). The Patriots scoring six points per game more than expected after accounting for the down, distance and field position of each throw would rank fifth. That’s after coming down from a gaudy 11.5 with Gronkowski. Receivers Brandin Cooks and Danny Amendola stepped up big against the stout Jaguars defense. Cooks caught six of eight targets for 100 yards, and Amendola caught seven of nine targets for 84 yards and two touchdowns. That gave Brady a 150.1 passer rating on those throws, against the league’s best pass defense (70.3 passer rating against, including the playoffs). Cooks is also a deep threat, catching 17 of his team-high 41 targets traveling at least 20 yards past the line of scrimmage, three of those for touchdowns. Only Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers saw more deep targets (44). Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2018/01/22/patriots-dont-need-rob-gronkowski-to-beat-eagles-in-the-super-bowl/?utm_term=.3451fd51313c https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/super-bowl-2018-updated-odds-line-makes-an-early-move-toward-underdog-eagles/ Last few articles: Nukem384 News: iPhone X Production To Be Cut in Half? https://youtu.be/4Z6K-E73pmQ Nukem384 News: Federer Wins 2018 Australian Open! https://youtu.be/nx6O8e_Vf5s =============================================================================== Hello! My name is Darrell. I'm just a regular guy who likes editing and uploading videos to Youtube! I really like teaching people how to do any and everything I have experience doing. I also feel that current events is very important in our changing world, so I also like to talk about any important news from pop culture to current events to entertainment news, interjecting my opinion about the subject. In addition, I do product reviews and travel documentaries when the opportunity arises. So if you're interested in any of these things, welcome! Don’t forget to comment, like, share and subscribe! Thanks for watching! https://www.youtube.com/user/nukem384?sub_confirmation=1 If there's a story you want me to cover, please comment or let me know! I'd love to cover a requested story! My simple recording setup. Get these products on Amazon! Gopro Hero 5 Black http://amzn.to/2ssiS23 Aitesco Lav Mic http://amzn.to/2CgqXGO Find me on social media! Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nukem384 Twitter https://twitter.com/nukem384 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nukem384/ Blog https://nukem384.blogspot.com/
