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The Seattle Seahawks have given away the football just 10 times through 15 games this season. If they can get through another 60 minutes of football Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals without a turnover Womens Byron Cowart Jersey , they’ll equal the league record for fewest turnovers in a season.The record of 10 turnovers in a season is shared by the 2010 New England Patriots and 2011 San Francisco 49ers.Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll can be like a broken record to his players emphasizing his belief “it’s all about the ball.” Turnovers are perhaps the single thing he harps on most as a coach, so the thought of potentially matching the league record for fewest turnovers is music to his ears.鈥淚t鈥檚 the No. 1 thing that we emphasize and we鈥檝e been doing it for a long time,鈥?Carroll said on Wednesday. 鈥淲hat our challenge is, is how well can we emphasize it? And how well can we transfer than emphasis so they adopt that as part of their play? The mentality of it; there is a constancy that just goes away if you don鈥檛. You have to be on it because there are unnatural aspects of it when you play the things that you have to do. You have to train and drill with the highest of expectations to get it done.“It is such a big deal around here that guys get put on the screen and they get hammered and they get whatever 鈥?they get hooted out or whatever if they鈥檙e even loose with the ball a little bit.”Much like the increases in completion percentage and passer rating in recent years, teams have become far more adept at not giving the ball away. As recently as a decade ago, the best turnover seasons in league history had been somewhat dated. The 1982 Kansas City Chiefs held the record with just 12 turnovers. The 1943 and 1990 New York Giants, and 1959 Cleveland Browns were tied for next on the list with 14 turnovers.However, the top of the list has been flooded in the past few seasons. Assuming the Seahawks don’t turn the ball over more than twice on Sunday Authentic Byron Cowart Jersey , eight of the nine best turnover seasons in history will have come since 2010 with six of those coming in the last three years.The 2016 Atlanta Falcons (11), 2016 New England Patriots (11), 2017 Kansas City Chiefs (11), 2016 Buffalo Bills (12) and 2017 New England Patriots (12) all have joined the top of the list. The 1982 Chiefs are the only team outside of the last decade still in the conversation.The Seahawks had five turnovers in their first two games – three interceptions from Russell Wilson and lost fumbles by Wilson and Chris Carson. They’ve turned the ball over just once in their last five games.Seattle also leads the league in turnover margin at plus-14. The Chicago Bears and Houston Texans, both at plus-12, are the only other teams with a turnover margin of at least plus-10. Tom Brady has won a lot of football games over the course of his legendary career, but hardly ever did he look as dejected after a victory as he did on Sunday. Despite the New England Patriots defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 17-10 and improving to 9-1 on the season, the quarterback was visibly frustrated during his postgame press conference — his answers were short White Drew Bledsoe Jerseys , and after just 1 minute and 40 seconds he was gone from the podium again.Brady had his next media appearance on Monday morning, when he joined WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show, and he did acknowledge his dissatisfaction with the current state of the Patriots’ offensive attack: “It’s just frustration with the offense; we’re trying to grind them out. I’m happy we won on the road, but at the same time, I just wish we’d score more points. We have to figure out how we can fix our problems as best we can.”Against the Eagles, the Patriots gained just 298 yards of offense and scored only one touchdown on a pass that was not thrown by Brady: wide receiver Julian Edelman received a backwards pass from his quarterback, before himself throwing the football down the field for fellow wideout Phillip Dorsett. The score and the ensuing two-point conversion by running back James White ultimately proved to be the difference in the game.Week 11: Patriots vs EaglesPhoto by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesPatriots vs Eagles recap: New England starts slowly, but leaves Philadelphia with 17-10 winJulian Edelman provided the spark New England’s offense needed against the Eagles7 winners and 4 losers from the Patriots’ 17-10 win against the EaglesPatriots vs Eagles snap counts: N’Keal Harry plays rotational role in his NFL debutPatriots vs. Eagles: Fan Notes from the GameBut while wins come in all kinds of shapes and sizes Drew Bledsoe Jerseys 2019 , and New England was able to take one back home from Philadelphia to stay atop the AFC’s playoff race, it is obvious that Brady and the rest of the Patriots offense remain a work in progress 11 weeks into the regular season — something he pointed out on Monday: “As crazy as it sounds, we’re still kind of relatively new; getting familiar with each other on offense,” he said.Brady certainly has a point. Against the Eagles, the Patriots received contributions from a rookie playing in his first NFL game (N’Keal Harry), an in-season trade acquisition (Mohamed Sanu), tight ends who were acquired during the offseason and have only appeared in a combined nine games so far (Benjamin Watson, Matt LaCosse) White Steve Grogan Jerseys , and a struggling offensive tackle that only joined the team in September (Marshall Newhouse).All the way back to the offseason, the Patriots saw considerable personnel turnover on the offensive side of the ball. Tight end Rob Gronkowski retired, wide receivers Cordarrelle Patterson and Chris Hogan left in free agency, center David Andrews and fullback James Develin were placed on injured reserve, and wide receivers Josh Gordon, Antonio Brown and Demaryius Thomas were added to the team only to be let go again a short time later.“I just wish we would play better offensively. We have to go do it. I don’t think it’s about talking about it. It’s about doing it and trying to get the best we can out of our offense, and seeing if we can be more productive and score more points,” said Brady about the the Patriots’ offense following its game in Philadelphia. The 42-year-old also went on to point out that the unit is the team’s weakest link in its current state.“The strength of our team is our defense and special teams Steve Grogan Jerseys 2019 ,” Brady said. “So on offense, we just have to take advantage when we get opportunities, understand where our strengths lie and try to play to them. Not giving short fields. Not turning the ball over. Try to take advantage when we get into the red area and score touchdowns. That’s kind of where our offense is, and that’s kind of where our team is.”
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