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http://drewfustin.com/2015/01/27/patriots-fumble-comments/
In all seasons by all teams since 2010, the Patriots (while incredible good at not fumbling each year) have only accounted for 1 of the top 7 team-seasons in terms of plays per fumble. There is simply no way you can make the claim that their ability to hold onto the football is impossible if you actually show a fair and transparent data set.
It's pretty clear that while the Patriots have been very consistent and therefore near the top of the league in this statistic for years, choosing any other comparison set than the 5-year rolling average makes the Patriots look worse that what was portrayed in Sharp's analysis.