This game's line implies a throwing game script for the Patriots, who are -5.5-point underdogs.The leading projections forecast the New England Patriots offense to be the 6th-quickest paced team in the NFL (context-neutralized) at the present time, averaging 26.77 seconds per play.In this week's game, Ezekiel Elliott is forecasted by the model to place in the 94th percentile among running backs with 5.0 targets.Our trusted projections expect Ezekiel Elliott to be a more integral piece of his offense's passing game in this week's game (15.8% projected Target Share) than he has been this year (7.2% in games he has played).Ezekiel Elliott's 2.1 adjusted receptions per game this season shows a noteable gain in his receiving ability over last season's 1.1 rate.
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