Skylar Thompson has a stronger arm than Tua Tagovailoa and he’s more agile, so he should be able to buy time with his feet vs. the Seattle Seahawks.

Earlier in the week, outside linebackers coach Chris Partridge had shown the defense a clip of what New England might go to in a short-yardage, must-have situation. The moment arrived on the first possession of overtime -- a third-and-1 from the Patriots' 39 -- and so did the look that Partridge had presented.