Given their underlying strategic approach and game dynamics, the New England Patriots are projected by our trusted projection set to run 64.4 total plays in this contest: the 8th-highest number on the slate this week.The Patriots have called the 7th-most plays in football this year, averaging a monstrous 61.4 plays per game.This game will be played in a dome—meaning no wind, higher pass volume, higher TD potential, and increased passing efficiency.The projections expect Kendrick Bourne to accumulate 6.8 targets this week, on average, ranking him in the 79th percentile among wideouts.Kendrick Bourne's 50.1 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced metric that calculates high-value offensive usage) has been notably higher this year than it was last year at 23.9.
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