**Next Gen Stat: ** Only 17.2 percent of Tom Brady's passes this season have traveled over 15 air yards in length. Last year, 39.5 percent of Brady's passes traveled over 15 air yards.
**New trend starting?: ** Last week against the Jets, a season-high 44.4 percent of Brady's passes traveled over 15 air yards.
**Achilles heel: **The Patriots have allowed the 2nd-most TDs to slot receivers. Jarvis Landry leads the NFL in receiving yards from the slot, per Next Gen Stats.