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A rushing game script is indicated by the Patriots being a 5.5-point favorite in this game.Our trusted projections expect the New England Patriots to be the 6th-least pass-focused team among all teams this week with a 54.1% pass rate, accounting for their underlying traits and matchup dynamics.The predictive model expects this game to have the 4th-fewest plays run out of all the games this week at 124.3 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.Opposing quarterbacks teams have been hesitant to rely on the passing game too much against the Carolina Panthers, averaging the 10th-fewest attempts in the NFL (just 31.3 per game) since the start of last season.While Hunter Henry has earned 38.5% of his offense's red zone targets in games he has played this year, the leading projections forecast him to be a much smaller part of New England's offense near the goal line in this contest at 27.0%.
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