The Bills ran RB James Cook only 12 times against a Pats run defense ranked 28th in rush EPA.
Cook gained 75 yards on his 12 carries (6. 3 average, 8 successful runs, 3 runs of 10+ yards). Yet, the Bills didn’t feed him and played 63% of their snaps in 11 personnel (3 WR, 1 TE, 1 RB), by far their highest rate of 11p this season. Heading into Week 4, Buffalo was using multi-tight-end sets at a league-high clip of 56. 5%. On Sunday, the Bills used multiple tight ends on just 33. 3% of their offensive snaps, with a called pass rate of 64. 8% (54. 9% over the previous three weeks).
Buffalo running back James Cook played a season-low 59.3% of snaps. This was because the Bills were in clear passing situations for a higher percentage of plays than the first three games. He had played 26.7% of two-minute drill snaps over the first three weeks, but Ty Johnson took all of those snaps this week.
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