Hmmm.... I don't think I would have guessed this at all...
Points per game allowed: Pats are tied for 12th in the NFL with.... The Jets.
For a defense that is suposed to be the worst in the history of the NFL and another that is supposed to be an "elite D"... I wouldn't have guessed they were giving up the same points-per-game.
... there's a lot of Packers fans around here. A lot of Packers fans who like to talk **** about the Pats.
Packers defense has been nearly identically as terrible as the Pats' this year.
Yards per game; Pats allowed 412 (last), Packers allow 400 (30th).
Points per game; Pats allow 22.2, Packers allow 22.4
Rushing average; Pats allow 4.3/carry, Packers allow 4.6
Rushing yards per game; Pats allow 103, Packers allow 100
Passing yards per game; Pats allow 309 (last), Packers allow 300 (31st)
Sacks; Pats have 21, Packers have 19 (and 'Dre Carter has 3x as many as 'Roid Matthews)
Picks; Pats have 12, Packers have 16 (best in the league)
Last two games, Patriots allowed 16 points to the Jets and 24 to the Giants. They've only given up more than 25 points once all season.
Packers, last two games they allowed 38 points to San Diego (with a terrible Philip Rivers, aka "Bum Philip") and 27 to the Vikings. Three games this season giving up more than 25 points.
So, if you want to talk smack about the Pats defense, just keep in mind that for all intents and purposes you're talking smack about the Packers' D as well. Oh, and the Pats' D has been showing signs of getting better. Not sure that's the case in Green Bay.