Not only did the New England Patriots lose to the Washington Commanders in a 20-17 defeat on Sunday, they also were dominated in time of possession.
Washington had possession on offense for over 37 minutes of the game while New England controlled for just under 23 minutes. In an effort to make plays with the ball, the Patriots upped their tempo and operated in a no-huddle offense throughout the game. One Patriot believes that operating in that style may have affected the final view of that stat.
“Early, most of the game, we were going pretty fast, so that could be skewed in a way, a little bit,” New England tight end Hunter Henry said postgame, per a team-provided transcript.