The New England Patriots’ preseason is in the books, and it ended with the team playing a hard-fought game against the visiting New York Giants — one that ended with the team losing 31-29 on a last-second touchdown pass. The result is secondary, of course, as the players’ performances are what is most important at this stage in the process and with the start of roster cutdowns just a few hours away.
With that in mind, let’s dig a little deeper into the snap count numbers from the game to get an impression of how the Patriots used the players that actually participated in the contest.