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Snaps, Pace, & Stats: The speed of Week 7's games

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 05: Mohamed Sanu #12 of the Atlanta Falcons makes a catch against Eric Rowe #25 of the New England Patriots in the third quarter during Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Welcome to the Week 7 edition of Snaps, Pace, & Stats, where we examine trends in snap totals and no-huddle usage. It is meant to be a 30,000-foot view of upcoming games, with the goal of identifying which matchups will – and which will not – be played on fertile fantasy soil.

Up in pace

Rank Week 6 Snaps 2017 Snaps/Game Opponent Wk 6 Snaps 2017 Opp Snaps/Gm
1 Carolina (79) Denver (68.8) Philadelphia (79) San Francisco (70.8)
2 Detroit (76) Arizona (67.5) New Orleans (76) N.Y. Giants (68.3)
3 Chicago (75) Philadelphia (67.5) Baltimore (75) Tampa Bay (66.8)
4 Denver (75) New England (67) New England (75) New England (66.3)
5 N.Y. Jets (75) Houston (66) N.Y. Giants (75) N.Y. Jets (66.3)

Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots

The Falcons have not run a lot of plays despite the 13th-quickest seconds-per-snap pace, as four of their five opponents rank bottom-half in snaps surrendered. Atlanta ran 72 plays against that fifth defense, the Bills — whose 64.6 plays per game allowed ranks 13th. The Patriots surrender the fourth-most, and opponents pass against them at the 10th-highest situation-neutral rate (59.2 percent). Despite allowing plenty of snaps, they still give up the seventh-most points per play. New England averages the most passing yards surrendered (324.8), and the last time they did not give up a 300-yard passing day was in the Super Bowl.

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