The Patriots gave up nine pass plays of 20 yards or more against the Ravens. Sound familiar? That’s because the Patriots gave up 79 of them in 2011, ranking No. 32 in the NFL. The nine they gave up against the Ravens skews the number a bit, but on their current pace of 14 through three games, the Patriots would finish with just under 75 pass plays of 20 or more yards allowed. As for the nine big pass plays which occurred last night, four of those came in the fourth quarter alone.
Nice read from Frenz that sums up the terrifying similarities to last year’s non-existant pass defense and the performance on Sunday night.
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