The New England Patriots have called the 6th-least plays in the NFL this year, totaling a lowly 54.9 plays per game.The Buffalo Bills pass defense has performed very well when opposing WRs have gotten into space, giving up an average of 3.35 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 2nd-least in football.The Buffalo Bills linebackers rank as the 2nd-best LB corps in the NFL this year in covering receivers.The New England Patriots O-line has given their quarterback a measly 2.53 seconds before the pass (9th-worst in football since the start of last season), which has a harmful effect on all passing game metrics across the board.The New England Patriots have gone no-huddle on a lowly 2.6% of their plays outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (4th-least in football). This deadens the pace, leading to less volume and stat accumulation.
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