The New England Patriots played one of their best games of the season on Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers and defeated the visitors 31-17. Along the way, the team used all players but one — backup quarterback Brian Hoyer — active on the 46-man game day roster. With all that in mind, let’s take a look at the snap count numbers from the meeting:
Going against one of the NFL’s best quarterback and a group of explosive weapons, the Patriots used an all too familiar defensive approach: they dared Green Bay to run the football by played a lighter defensive front primarily focused on stopping the pass.