THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 4th-least plays run among all games this week at 127.2 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The New England Patriots have run the 4th-least plays in the league this year, averaging a mere 53.9 plays per game.The Las Vegas Raiders pass defense has been quite strong when opposing WRs have gotten into space, conceding an average of 3.73 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 4th-least in football.The New England Patriots O-line has given their QB just 2.53 seconds before the pass (9th-worst in the NFL since the start of last season), which has a harmful effect on all pass game metrics across the board.The New England Patriots have gone no-huddle on just 2.6% of their plays outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (4th-least in football). This deadens the pace, resulting in less volume and stat production.
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