The Patriots have a new play-caller this year in offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, and the predictive model expects their pass/run mix to skew 4.4% more towards passing than it did last year (in a neutral context).While Stefon Diggs has accounted for 0.0% of his offense's red zone targets in games he has played this year, the leading projections forecast him to be a much bigger part of New England's pass game near the end zone in this game at 15.9%.Stefon Diggs has received a monstrous 22.9% of his offense's air yards since the start of last season: 75th percentile among wide receivers.Stefon Diggs's 86.4% Adjusted Catch Rate this season shows a noteworthy progression in his receiving prowess over last season's 73.7% figure.Since the start of last season, the poor Panthers defense has allowed a massive 1.10 receiving touchdowns per game to opposing wide receivers: the 6th-largest rate in the NFL.
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