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Positional groupings

A look at the positional groupings used by the Patriots in their 34-17 win over the Browns on Sunday:

3 WR/1 TE/1 RB -- 48 of 70 snaps
2 WR/2 TE/1 RB -- 9 of 70
3 TE/1 FB/1 RB -- 5 of 70
1 WR/2 TE/1 FB/1 RB -- 4 of 70
3 WR/1 FB/1 RB -- 2 of 70
1 WR/3 TE/1 RB -- 2 of 70

QUICK HITS: The Patriots kept it relatively simple in this game, relying mostly on their three-wide package. The unit opened the game in the no-huddle, keeping the same personnel in the three-wide package on the field for the first eight snaps in an attempt to set the tempo. ... Donte' Stallworth's first-quarter 34-yard touchdown catch was out of the 2 WR/2 TE/1 RB grouping. ... Benjamin Watson's 7-yard touchdown in the third quarter was out of the primary 3 WR/1 TE/1 RB package. ... Watson's fourth quarter scoring grab, of 25 yards, was one of the two plays run out of the 1 WR/3 TE/1 RB grouping, with Heath Evans serving as the third tight end by lining up on the line of scrimmage. ... The short-yardage/goal-line package of 3 TE/1 FB/1 RB -- with Mike Vrabel as the third tight end and Heath Evans as the fullback -- was productive as it paved the way to the key fourth-and-1 conversion in the fourth quarter.