ATLANTA _ The Patriots have seen some of the NFL's fiercest pass rushers in the playoffs _ from Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram of the Chargers to Dee Ford and Justin Houston of the Chiefs. Total sacks from all of them: zero.
Tom Brady has barely been touched in the Patriots' two playoff games, having been pressured on only 11 of his 90 drop-backs _ an insanely low ratio, especially considering the quality of the pass rush.
Credit part of it to the Patriots' line, coordinated so seamlessly by Dante Scarnecchia, one of the very best assistants ever. But the other part of it is coordinator Josh McDaniels' scheme. Unlike previous years, when Brady dropped back and waited for plays to develop and receivers to get down the field, this is a quick-strike offense designed as much to keep linemen off Brady as it is to move the ball.
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