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Last year the team scored 27.3 ppg 4th in the nflIt did during the Jax, Detroit, TN and Pitt games.
To your point, those were a sampling and this appears to be a more consistent problem. At the same time, NE was not nearly the dominant running team in the regular season that they became in the playoffs. It was just something they were pretty good at which, partly due to necessity and partly due to opportunity, they adopted as a primary approach. Thankfully they were terrific at once they started focusing all their efforts on it.
I think that's what the team is still looking for. That "pretty good" skill that can be massaged into excellence by January. If I'm right, this helps explain the scattershot offensive approach we've been seeing lately.
All that said, I don't think anyone was ignorant to the offensive issues. No one appeared to question your recognition, just your patience.
This year 26.8 6th.
The difference is 2 FGs. (Or the 6 missed PATs).
First downs are down 365, 22.8 per game to 261, 21.8 per game.
Rushing yards are down from 2037, 127/game to 1156 96/game
Passing yards are about identical 4258, 266/game to 3173, 264/game
Production is not that far off.
the defending champs are 10-2 with 3 home games (where they have won 21 in a row) and at 1-11 Cincy left.