THE BLITZ projects the New England Patriots to be the 9th-most run-centric team in the NFL near the end zone (in a neutral context) at the present time with a 44.2% red zone run rate.The New England Patriots offensive line profiles as the 4th-best in football since the start of last season at run-game blocking.Damien Harris has run for 0.89 touchdowns per game on the ground since the start of last season (on average), one of the biggest marks in football among running backs (98th percentile).The Green Bay Packers have stacked the box versus opponents on just 8.8% of their plays since the start of last season, 2nd-least in the NFL. Choosing not to keep an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves pass defense at the expense of run-stopping.The New England Patriots have incorporated some form of misdirection on 52.8% of their play-calls since the start of last season (8th-most in the NFL), which usually makes an offense more unpredictable and more effective.
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