The New England Patriots will be counting heavily on Patrick Chung against the Washington Redskins.

The veteran strong safety likely will spend most of Sunday afternoon lined up across from tight end Jordan Reed, who's coming off of an 11-catch, 72-yard, two-touchdown performance in Week 7. The Patriots have allowed just five catches and 41 yards per game with two total touchdowns to tight ends this season thanks to strong coverage from their safeties.

Watch NESN.com Patriots beat reporter Doug Kyed give his three defensive keys to Sunday's Patriots-Redskins matchup:

[nesn_embed service=springboard src="//cms.springboardplatform.com/embed_iframe/899/video/1579271/nesn039/nesn.com/10"]

Thumbnail photo via Kevin Hoffman/USA TODAY Sports Images