OFFENSIVE NOTES
□ Personnel breakdown: 57% of snaps in 11 personnel, 24% in 21 personnel, 15% in 12 personnel, 2% in 10 personnel and 2% in jumbo personnel**
□ Personnel production: 5.9 yards/play in 11 personnel, 1.8 yards/play in 21 personnel, 5.7 yards/play in 12 personnel, 17 yards/ play in 10 personnel and 1 yard/play in jumbo personnel. □ Pressure rate allowed: 33% □ Play-action rate: 24% □ Yards per carry: -0.12 □ First downs: 78% pass (8.1 yards per play), 22% run (-1 yard per play) □ Third downs: 2-9 □ Red-zone efficiency: 2-3 □ Broken tackles: Damien Harris 3, Nelson Agholor 2, Brandon Bolden 2, Hunter Henry
□ Sacks allowed: Isaiah Wynn, Justin Herron, Ted Karras, Yasir Durant □ QB hits allowed: Team 2, Bolden, Herron, Karras, Durant
□ Hurries allowed: Team 3, Wynn 2, David Andrews □ Run stuffs allowed: Team 4,
Jakob Johnson □ Drops: Jakobi Meyers □ The Patriots wisely opened with a three-receiver, no-huddle approach, a plan that should have carried short- and long-term benefits: Jones finding an early rhythm and the Bucs’ vaunted defensive line tiring out early.
□ Instead, their shoddy pass protection ruined all of that, starting with a bad sack on the fourth play from scrimmage.
□ Oddly, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels then pivoted to heavier personnel groupings that predictably got stuffed. His first-down run calls — which averaged minus 1-yard per play — held the offense back as much as anything in the first half.
□ Then, he pulled a 180. McDaniels closed the game with 24 straight passing plays and effectively mixed in screens with playaction to keep Tampa Bay off-balance.
□ Jones attacked Richard Sherman relentlessly in his season debut. Sherman allowed upwards of a half-dozen catches, most to Jakobi Meyers and Kendrick Bourne.
□ Credit to Jones for deftly sidestepping pressure in the pocket and staring down incoming blitzers. His performance under pressure and against the blitz mirrored what he did against Miami in the season opener.
□ Damien Harris showed some progress in blitz pickup, but it’s still clear the coaching staff trusts Bolden in passing situations over all the other backs.
□ Don’t be surprised to see J.J. Taylor inactive next week, with fourth-round rookie Rhamondre Stevenson making his return from the doghouse.
□ McDaniels opting to run just nine snaps of two-tight end offense was curious, though likely a nod to rangy Bucs linebackers Lavonte David and Devin White. Sunday was a rare night when neither Henry nor Jonnu Smith posed a matchup problem for the defense.
□ Smith struggled run-blocking the second straight week. The Pats need more from him in every area.
□ Henry also needs to stop false-starting in critical situations. Sunday marked two straight games he’s set the team back.
□ Trent Brown can’t return soon enough. Right tackle has been a revolving door for too long.