The projections expect the Patriots offensive strategy to tilt 2.4% more towards passing than it did last year (in a neutral context) with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels now calling the plays.While Rhamondre Stevenson has received 57.5% of his team's run game usage in games he has played last year, the leading projections forecast him to be a much smaller piece of New England's running game in this contest at 33.0%.With an atrocious record of 3.86 adjusted yards per carry (22nd percentile) last year, Rhamondre Stevenson places as one of the worst pure runners in the NFL at the position.As it relates to the linebackers' role in run defense, Las Vegas's unit has been exceptional last year, grading out as the 2nd-best in the NFL.
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