The New England Patriots have a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, and the model projects their pass/run mix to lean 4.4% more towards passing than it did last season (adjusted for context).At the present time, the 7th-least run-focused offense in the NFL (37.3% context-neutralized) according to the model is the New England Patriots.Given the game dynamics and play styles of each team, our trusted projections expect this game (with an average of 27.12 seconds per play) will chug along at the 11th-most sluggish tempo out of all the games this week.Still weather conditions (like the 3-mph wind being forecasted in this game) generally correlate with better passing efficiency, higher touchdown potential, higher pass volume, and reduced run volume.Our trusted projections expect Rhamondre Stevenson to be a much smaller piece of his offense's rushing attack this week (35.0% projected Carry Share) than he has been since the start of last season (56.6% in games he has played).
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