FOXBORO — Patriots quarterback Drake Maye won’t likely have all day to sit in the pocket and go through his reads Sunday against the Buccaneers.

The Buccaneers’ defense, which offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels called, “exotic and unconventional” but “so well scouted,” have one of the highest blitz rates in the NFL at 32.5%. That’s led to a 39.8% pressure rate, which ranks fourth in the NFL, and an average time to throw of 2.67 seconds, which is second-lowest in the NFL.

McDaniels has faced a Todd Bowles-led defense plenty of times in his coaching career. Bowles was the Jets’ head coach from 2015 to 2018 while McDaniels was in his second stint as Patriots OC. Bowles was also the Bucs’ defensive coordinator before taking over as head coach.

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