See the question to me here is did the Patriots start in this formation because their roster dictates it, or because they thought it was the best way to contain the Steelers.It’s very interesting that the Patriots opened the game in 2-4-5 Nickel. Not that I’m surprised that they made use of only two down linemen (Bennett and Guy, both playing 3-tech) because, again, their roster dictates it’s use. They’re deep at LB and thin at DT. What surprises me is that they went that route even without KVN. Since Simon played roughly 45% of the snaps, it shows confidence in him.
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