1ST DOWN AGAINST THE WORST RUN DEFENSE, WHAT SHOULD THE PATRIOTS DO?

So you have the NFL's second best rushing offense playing against the worst rushing defense.  First and one, you have to figure that they'll run, right?  Not so fast with Josh McDaniels calling the plays.

Here is a look at what Josh did in order of possessions.

1st Possession of Game-

• Harris +3
• Harris +4
• Harris +7
• INC

End result was a touchdown

2nd Possession of Game-

• Harris +7
  
• Inc
  

Punt

3rd Possession of Game-

• Inc
  
• Harris +3
  
• Completion to Meyers +20
  
• Burkhead +3
  

Field Goal

4th Possession of Game-

• Inc​​
  

Punt​

Total for First Half-

• 6 rushing attempts
• All positive rushes
• Shortest run was for 3 yards
• net gain was 27 yards
• 5 pass attempts with 4 being inc.
• one completion for 20 yards

1st Possession of 2nd Half-

• Harris +1 negated by Harry holding
• Completion to Harry +6 (1st and 20)

punt (Burkhead got killed on the 3rd and 1 idiotic call)

2nd Possession of 2nd Half-

• Inc
• Inc
• TD pass to Byrd +42

TD

3rd Possession of 2nd Half-

• Harris -2
• Harris -3
• sack -7
• White +8 negated by Thuney penalty
• Completion to Harry +12 (1st and 20)
• Harris +9
• Newton sack -9

Field Goal

4th Possession of 2nd Half-

• Completion to Harris +11
• Completion to Harry +4
• Completion to White +10
• Inc

Turnover on Downs (knowing it was 4th down territory and they needed a TD to tie it, they threw it on 3rd and 4)

Total for 2nd Half-

• 3 rushing attempts
• 11 passing attempts
• 3 inc
• 2 sacks

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For the Game-

• 9 1st down rushing attempts (7 were successful)
• 16 1st down passing attempts (7 were successful)