Positional groupings
A look at the positional groupings utilized by the Patriots' offense in Sunday's win over the Jets:
(includes one play in which illegal defensive contact was called)
ANALYSIS: This wasn't a game in which the Patriots were liberally shuffling different positional groupings on and off the field. The reason for this is likely that the Patriots identified a matchup they liked -- their spread packages against the Jets' nickel/dime defenses -- and decided it was the best approach. The Patriots were content to run against the Jets' less sturdy nickel/dime defenses in which New York was standing players up at the line of scrimmage. ... Tom Brady's interception came in the 4 WR/1 RB package, when the Jets got pressure on a corner blitz. ... The 4 WR/1 RB package struggled in this game, as it was on the field for Tom Brady's lone sack. Overall, the 4 WR/1 RB package was on the field for seven third-down situations that were not converted and killed drives. ... The team's lone offensive touchdown came in the power goal-line package that had had 3 TE/1 FB/1 RB.
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