BIG difference! The Patriots have proven they can beat you deep on a consistent basis and when the defense plays deeper coverage with more CBs the Pats just take what the defense is giving them. Dallas does it because Dak doesnt trust his arm and has never shown he can beat teams deep on a consistent basis.
Prescott had more targets in the 0-9 yard range in 2018 for reasons explained
here and supported
here. On deep throws, he's consistently had one of the league's highest passer ratings each of the last three seasons.
Target 20+ yards
2018: 22 of 60 861 yd 8 td 1 int 117.4 (3rd)
2017: 16 of 43 534 yd 4 td 1 int 106.2 (5th)
2016: 19 of 50 611 yd 7 td 1 int 115.9 (6th)
He hasn't been nearly as good in the intermediate (10-19 yard) range the last two years.
2018: 65 of 109 1003 yd 7 td 6 int 88.6
2017: 60 of 115 907 yd 10 td 5 int 89.3
2016: 78 of 122 1292 yd 8 td 2 int 114.5
Receiving depth was obviously a big part of 2018's intermediate numbers.
Beasley/Cooper: 29 of 39 459 yd 2 td 1 int 119.4
others: 36 of 70 544 yd 544 yd 5 td 5 int 71.4
OL depth played a major role in 2017. The 2nd sample only includes attempts when Smith or Martin missed most or all of the game
2017 (w/ OL): 44 of 85 648 yd 9 td 2 int 102.4
2017 (w/o OL): 16 of 30 259 yd 1 td 3 int 54.0