The 10 Most Impactful Plays From the Conference Championship Round
7. Julian Edelman Goes 41 Yards on Opening Drive
Win Probability Change: +5.65% | Win Probability After Play: 71.81%
Hogan's big night overshadowed this a bit, but Julian Edelman got his, as well. He finished with 8 receptions for 118 yards and a touchdown with 41 of those yards coming on one play.
Ok, @Edelman11!
Out here making all sorts of moves. #PITvsNE #NFLPlayoffshttps://t.co/5rFvKNGLfb
— NFL (@NFL) January 22, 2017
This was on the second play from scrimmage. The Patriots' win odds were 64.86% to start the game, rising to 65.98% on a 12-yard completion to Martellus Bennett. Then Edelman bobbed, weaved, and shimmied his way to a long gain to further the cause.
Between the two of them, Hogan and Edelman combined for 22 of the team's 41 targets, or 53.67%. It's obvious whom you need to cover in the offense; just figuring out how seemed to be an issue for the Steelers, including on the next play on our list.
