The Patriots are a 6-point underdog in this game, which points towards a passing game script.Accounting for the game dynamics and the underlying approaches of each team, this game is expected by the predictive model to have only 127.0 plays on offense called: the fewest out of all the games this week.The passing attacks of both teams (in terms of both volume and effectiveness) stand to benefit from the still weather conditions (4-mph wind) being forecasted in this game, while rush volume may suffer.While Rhamondre Stevenson has garnered 59.1% of his offense's rush attempts in games he has played this year, the model projects him to be a much smaller piece of New England's run game in this game at 43.0%.Rhamondre Stevenson's running efficiency (3.85 adjusted yards per carry) has been some of the worst in the NFL this year (22nd percentile among RBs).
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