Most receivers would cringe to see Bill Belichick’s defense on the schedule, but not Bills WRMcKenzie celebrated a career day against the Patriots on December 26 last year, catching 11 of 12 targets for 125 yards and a touchdown in Buffalo’s 33-21 win. Granted, McKenzie saw extra targets with fellow WRout in that game, but he also went 3-for-3 on catches for 45 yards in the big Wild Card win over New England in the playoffs.
Not only is McKenzie walking into Week 13 with the upper hand on his AFC East rival but he’s coming off his best performance of the 2022 season, hauling in six of 10 targets for 96 yards and a score in the win over Detroit on Thanksgiving. McKenzie’s snap counts have climbed in the back half of the schedule and Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey stressed how important McKenzie’s production in the slot is heading into this matchup with New England, which ranks No. 1 in EPA allowed per dropback and No. 1 in DVOA versus WR1s.
“You try to design stuff and create opportunities for different guys to be primary receivers on different concepts and at times they get open, at times defenses do a good job in taking them away,” Dorsey told the media. “So it's good to see Isaiah come up with a big game with the production that he had and really kind of take some of the pressure off of the other guys and create issues for defense with his speed and what he can do with the ball in his hands after the catch.
The 5-foot-8 speedster out of Georgia will once again be busy in the slot for Buffalo. The Patriots secondary will be putting its energy into stopping
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