00:00so Vinny you know I don't know that I make that much of the Patriots ascension on defense in the
00:06playoffs I think they played great and I don't want to take anything away from them but Vinny
00:11I'm still stuck on that game in Denver as if it really meant something and that's the one game
00:16that we have to look toward most because it just happened I mean no team could do anything and I
00:21don't think it was the defense I do think it was the conditions but now we're playing in almost
00:25perfect conditions in Santa Clara and I expect the Patriots to give up some more points
00:29but the question is with a total that FanDuel has set at 45 and a half how many points will be in
00:35the game considering Seattle's defense is pretty good too yeah there are different holes in these
00:40defenses I will say that can be exploited in this game and both teams are really looking at the
00:46numbers they've had some trouble in the middle of the field with some coverage now you can
00:51throw to the running backs and tight ends on these teams so I think you'll see a lot in the middle of
00:57the field being worked at more so than forcing the issue downfield now the key for the Patriots is
01:02Drake may being patient those big plays are not going to come as easily against the Seahawks defense
01:07they can have some lapses as we saw Rick Willen against Kuka Nakua against Matthew Stafford in the
01:13Rams so he's got to look at that and take advantage of it when there's one breakdown in coverage that's
01:19where the Patriots are going to hit all the big plays but otherwise it's being patient
01:22sticking with the smaller gains trying to sustain long drives and the Patriots did that really well
01:28in Denver they said look we don't need to score a lot in this game we just need to keep the ball away
01:33from the Broncos in the second half and they were really intent on doing that Mike Vrabel preaches that
01:39as well playing that ball control style of game so that's what it's going to come down to who can force
01:46those turnovers force the issues Drake May has been sacked five times in each of the first three
01:51playoff games and the Seahawks do that and force a turnover and then you know Sam Darnold had the
01:56most turnovers of any quarterback in this league so the Patriots are going to be out looking for
02:00those after they've done such a great job do that in the playoffs
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