With a 58.4% rate of throwing the ball (adjusted for context) this year, the 9th-least pass-oriented team in football has been the New England Patriots.Accounting for the game dynamics and the underlying approaches of each team, this game is expected by the predictive model to have only 127.0 plays on offense called: the fewest out of all the games this week.Antonio Gibson's 22.7% Route Participation Rate this season indicates a substantial decrease in his passing offense utilization over last season's 45.5% rate.The New England offensive line profiles as the 2nd-worst in the league this year in pass protection, which has a negative effect on all passing game stats across the board.Antonio Gibson has compiled substantially fewer adjusted receiving yards per game (11.0) this season than he did last season (24.0).
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