As it relates to protecting the passer (and the positive effect it has on all air attack stats), the O-line of the Buffalo Bills profiles as the 10th-best in the league this year.
With a fantastic rate of 263.0 adjusted passing yards per game (80th percentile), Josh Allen has been as one of the top passers in the NFL this year.
Josh Allen’s passing accuracy has gotten better this year, with his Adjusted Completion% jumping from 64.2% to 67.7%.
Josh Allen grades out as one of the best per-play passers in the NFL this year, averaging an excellent 7.71 adjusted yards-per-target while ranking in the 86th percentile.
The Patriots safeties grade out as the 8th-worst collection of safeties in the NFL this year in covering pass-catchers.
Cons
This game’s line indicates an extreme rushing game script for the Bills, who are overwhelmingly favored by 14.5 points.
The predictive model expects the Bills to be the 6th-least pass-centric offense on the slate this week with a 51.1% pass rate, given their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics.
The leading projections forecast this game to chug along at the 11th-most sluggish pace on the slate this week, averaging 26.62 seconds per play accounting for the play styles of each team and game dynamics.
The leading projections forecast Josh Allen to throw 31.5 passes in this contest, on balance: the 9th-fewest out of all quarterbacks.