Stretching LaFell
If you thought Tom Brady and the New England passing game could not improve upon their impressive display against the Bengals, you were mistaken. The signal caller turned in a nearly mistake-free effort in Buffalo, completing 27 of 37 passes for 361 yards and 4 touchdowns. Brady found 10 different receivers against the Bills, including touchdown tosses to Tim Wright, Brian Tyms, and two to Brandon LaFell. While many aspects of the Patriots’ passing game jumped out of the screen during review of the tape, two stood out above the rest: the growing importance of LaFell to the offense; and the success New England enjoyed with play-action passing.
Here, in Part 1 of our breakdown, we’ll examine the Brady-LaFell connection. In Part II, we look deeper at the play-action passing game.
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