The Patriots have allowed an NFL-worst 38 completions of 20 or more yards through the first seven games of the season, with six more coming Sunday during their overtime win over the Jets. What’s more, nearly all of those big completions have come during scoring drives, 31 of the 38, leading to 18 touchdowns and five field goals. That’s 141 of the 163 points the Patriots have allowed thus far this season. The big plays have been costly.
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This just goes back to the point I’ve been making, if the Patriots can just give up 3 passing plays per game instead of the 6 they’re averaging the impact will be huge.
