The Patriots are a 3-point underdog in this week's game, indicating a passing game script.The New England Patriots O-line grades out as the 5th-best in football this year in protecting the quarterback, which has a strong impact on all air attack stats across the board.The Cleveland Browns safeties profile as the 4th-worst group of safeties in football this year in covering receivers.The New England Patriots have been faced with a stacked the box on 27.7% of their plays since the start of last season, most in the NFL. Keeping an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.The New England Patriots have utilized some form of misdirection on 52.8% of their play-calls since the start of last season (8th-most in the NFL), which masks an offenses true intentions and may make them more effective.
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