The Patriots are well aware that Caleb Williams and the Bears have been historically good at playing keep-away

Get Point AfterGet exclusive analysis and insight on the Patriots and the NFL, delivered to your inbox on weekdays during the season. Enter EmailSunday in Atlanta, the Bears established a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and ultimately held the ball for 40:08. They took Falcons running back Bijan Robinson out of the game, with a season-low 11 touches for 53 yards. He had been averaging 24 touches and 146 yards. “It’s a lot easier to stop him when he only touches the ball nine times in the run game,” Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen said. The Bears’ impressive time of possession has led to a remarkable split in snaps played. As Vrabel mentioned, the Bears lead the NFL at 73 offensive snaps per game (439), and also lead the NFL with just 50 snaps per game on defense (301). Extrapolated over 17 games, the Bears are on pace for 1,243 snaps on offense and just 853 on defense, for a 390-snap margin that would shatter NFL records. The 1975 Vikings had 242 more snaps on offense, and the 1984 Bears had 215 more, per Pro Football Reference. Bears head coach Ben Johnson has his team dominating time of possession so far this season.