Matchup
Sterling Shepard vs New England Patriots
1-1Shepard’s regular-season record against the Patriots
Sterling Shepard has faced the Patriots 2 times in the regular season (2023-2025), averaging 13 receiving yards a game.
His best against them is 20 receiving yards.
Over his last 5 games he has averaged 19.2 receiving yards.
In 2025 the Patriots allowed 118.5 receiving yards a game to WRs, 15% less than the league average of 139.1.
v NE
13
2 meetings, rec yds a game
Last 5
19.2
his own form, rec yds a game
NE allow
118.5
to WRs, 2025
v league
×0.85
what they give up over average
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Regular season, 1999–2025What the Patriots give up
WRs, 2025 regular season6th hardest of 32
Every mark is one defence. The shaded band holds the middle half of the league.
This is what the defence allowed the whole position group, not a projection for one player. Where it disagrees with the record above, the record is the thing that actually happened.
v defences that give up what NE gives up
NE allowed 118.5 rec yds a game to WRs in 2025. 11 other defences are within a comparable range — BUF, CAR, CIN, CLE, HOU, KC, LAC, MIA, MIN, NO, SEA. Sterling Shepard has played them 28 times, averaging 39.2 rec yds. His last 5 games average 19.2. This is a comparison of defences that gave up similar amounts, not a forecast of this fixture.
| 2025 WK 14 | v NO | ×1.03 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2025 WK 11 | at BUF | ×0.98 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 10.1 |
| 2025 WK 8 | at NO | ×1.03 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2025 WK 5 | at SEA | ×0.94 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 1 | -5 | 11.9 |
| 2025 WK 2 | at HOU | ×1.07 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2024 WK 18 | v NO | ×1.03 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2024 WK 15 | at LAC | ×1.08 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2024 WK 13 | at CAR | ×1.05 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
Sterling Shepard’s last 5 games
2026 fixture
They are not scheduled to meet in the 2026 regular season.
