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All eyes were on Chandler Jones in the New England Patriots' divisional round playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The defensive end came out with a positive performance, making two big plays in the 27-20 win. Jones sacked quarterback Alex Smith and forced a fumble early in the final quarter. He did appear to injure his leg, however, so his status will be watched this week.

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Before Rob Gronkowski's first touchdown pro retroactively gets taken away becuase of an offensive pass interference penalty, let's take a look at this week's advanced passing stats:

PASS COVERAGE
Logan Ryan: 7-9, 92 yards
Malcolm Butler: 6-11, 58 yards, PBU
Justin Coleman: 3-8, 26 yards, PBU
Dont'a Hightower: 2-3, 15 yards
Patrick Chung: 5-8, 13 yards
Rob Ninkovich: 2-2, 10 yards
Devin McCourty: 1-1, 10 yards
Darius Fleming: 1-1, 8 yards
Jamie Collins: 0-1
Duron Harmon: PBU

-- Patrick Chung stood out positively, allowing an incredible 1.5 yards per target and 2.6 per reception while covering Pro Bowl tight end Travis Kelce for most of the game.

-- Justin Coleman also played extremely well despite being matched up on multiple receivers. He has been deceptively good all season for the Patriots while healthy.

-- Logan Ryan had a down game, allowing most of his yards to veteran receiver Jason Avant.

PASS RUSH
Jabaal Sheard: seven hurries
Chandler Jones: sack, three hurries
Dont'a Hightower: two QB hits, two hurries
Rob Ninkovich: QB hit, three hurries
Alan Branch: four hurries
Akiem Hicks: three hurries
Dekoda Watson: two hurries
Jonanthan Freeny: hurry
Jerod Mayo: hurry
Logan Ryan: hurry

-- The Patriots only were able to sack quarterback Alex Smith once, and it happened when it appeared he tripped on left tackle Eric Fisher's foot. Jones was OK in pass rush, but he received a gift of a sack. Smith showed off his shiftiness and speed when Patriots were able to get into the backfield but didn't bring him down.

-- Dont'a Hightower's four hurries came on limited pass-rushing snaps. He continued to impress getting after the quarterback.

-- Rob Ninkovich was steady and consistent as a pass rusher. He played 83 snaps, compared to Sheard's 64 and Jones' 37. Sheard banged up his leg midway through the fourth quarter, which limited his snaps, since he already came into the playoffs with abdomen and knee injuries. It's also possible he was rested -- though he started -- as punishment.

PASS PROTECTION
Marcus Cannon: three hurries
Josh Kline: two hurries
Bryan Stork: two hurries
Shaq Mason: hurry
Sebastian Vollmer: hurry
Tom Brady: QB hit

-- The Patriots' offensive line was very solid, but it helped Edelman helped Brady get rid of the ball in just 2.13 seconds.

-- Vollmer held up very well playing left tackle against a dangerous front seven. Vollmer also was coming off an ankle injury.

-- Brady allowed his lone legal QB hit when he held onto the ball for too long.

PASS ACCURACY
We charted Brady's 14 incompletions to break down who was at fault. Brady was inaccurate on six passing attempts, five passes were dropped, one was blamed on a receiver, one was credited to the defense and one was thrown away.

1. Thrown behind Julian Edelman
2. Thrown in front of Brandon LaFell
3. Drop by Edelman
4. Drop by Danny Amendola
5. Drop by Edelman
6. Thrown in front of Edelman
7. Drop by Edelman
8. Drop by James White
9. LaFell doesn't fight for football
10. Throw in front of Keshawn Martin
11. Thrown low to Martin
12. Pass to Edelman broken up by Peters
13. Throwaway
14. Thrown in front of Gronkowski

-- Edelman had three drops, leading the team as he came out of the locker room slightly rusty. Amendola and White also had drops, which is uncharacteristic for the two dependable players.

-- Brady was accurate on 35 of his 41 aimed passes, which is a very high rate. Even his incompletions were smart, since they resulted in zero turnovers.

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