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          New England Patriots

          Charting the hits on Brady

          • Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterDec 15, 2011, 09:00 AM ET
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              Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can follow Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss.
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          A look at the sacks/hits that quarterback Tom Brady has absorbed this season (QB hits charted by in-game statisticians):

          at Dolphins: 1 sack/2 quarterback hits

          vs. Chargers: 2 sacks/5 quarterback hits

          at Bills: 0 sacks/4 quarterback hits

          at Raiders: 1 sack/4 quarterback hits

          vs. Jets: 4 sacks/5 quarterback hits

          vs. Cowboys: 3 sacks/8 quarterback hits

          at Steelers: 3 sacks/4 quarterback hits

          vs. Giants: 2 sacks/3 quarterback hits

          at Jets: 0 sacks/1 quarterback hit

          vs. Chiefs: 3 sacks/6 quarterback hits

          at Eagles: 1 sack/2 quarterback hits

          vs. Colts: 1 sack/4 quarterback hits

          at Redskins: 1 sack/6 quarterback hits

          The Patriots rank 5th in the NFL in sacks allowed per pass play (22 in 518). According to in-game statisticians, Brady has absorbed 54 quarterback hits this season, an average of slightly more than four per game.