Adams also presented Belichick with a study concluding teams punt too often on fourth down.

Because of the effectiveness of the offense, the team did not punt the ball once, the first time this has happened since 1978.

If a kicker is outside of field goal range, teams will generally punt.

On the fourth down, your team can punt the ball.

That was the tone of a first half in which each team had the ball six times and punted five times.

After both teams punted once more, Oakland got the ball back with 2:55 left in regulation on their own 30.

Both teams played very conservatively in the first half, as the teams punted back and forth.

The teams punted 45 times, sometimes on first down, which is highly unusual in football.

The teams punted 45 times, sometimes on first down.

Both teams punted seven times and combined penalty yards totaled 30 with only six penalties the entire game.