Mike Gesicki’s ball-catching skills have improved this season, with his Adjusted Catch Rate jumping from 66.3% to 70.2%.
This year, the poor Jets defense has been torched for the 2nd-most yards-after-the-catch in football to opposing tight ends: a monstrous 6.26 YAC.
Cons
Based on their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics, the model projects the New England Patriots to pass on 49.8% of their plays: the lowest clip among all teams this week.
The predictive model expects this game to have the 3rd-fewest plays run out of all the games this week at 126.6 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
The 8th-fewest plays in football have been run by the Patriots this year (a mere 56.2 per game on average).
Windy weather conditions (like the 13-mph being called for in this game) usually prompt lessened passing efficiency, lower air attack volume, and higher ground volume.
Opposing teams have averaged 32.7 pass attempts per game versus the Jets defense this year: 5th-fewest in the league.