Offensive Snaps: Week 1

[ATippett56]

Offensive snaps: Shane Vereen's career high - ESPN Boston

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- A look at snaps played by Patriots skill-position players, while analyzing how the totals reflect the way players were utilized (charted during game, small margin for error):

QB Tom Brady -- 94 of 94
WR Kenbrell Thompkins -- 91 of 94
WR Julian Edelman -- 83 of 94
TE Michael Hoomanawanui -- 80 of 94
WR Danny Amendola -- 59 of 94
RB Shane Vereen -- 56 of 94
RB LeGarrette Blount -- 23 of 94
TE Zach Sudfeld -- 19 of 94
FB James Develin -- 18 of 94
WR Josh Boyce -- 15 of 94
RB Stevan Ridley -- 15 of 94
TE/OL Nate Solder -- 11 of 94

(Snaps includes penalties. End-of-first-half kneel-down not included. End of second-half plays counted as they were setting up final field goal.)

 

[Ozymandias]

Thompkins being on the field for that many plays probably played a part in all of his mental errors. He's probably never had to be in that number of plays in a game in his life, much less at the speed of an NFL game.

He was probably overwhelmed by his workload, which is understandable.