"The New England Patriots' offensive line has struggled in a major way across this playoff run. In each of their three games, they've allowed five sacks, something that happened just three times in their 17 regular-season games. Before the playoffs, they hadn't allowed five-plus sacks in a game since Week 9. While rookies Will Campbell and Jared Wilson have been inconsistent at best, right guard Mike Onwenu is playing his best football when it matters most."
"Mike Onwenu having success shouldn't come as a surprise. He made it to the playoffs with New England in 2021 with Josh McDaniels as his offensive coordinator, and is one of six rostered Patriots who can say he played in a playoff game with New England before this season. Onwenu's clean game was his first of the playoffs so far, but his sixth on the season. He had three weeks, from Week 16 to 18, in which he didn't allow a single pressure."
The Patriots' offensive line allowed five sacks in each of their three playoff games after rarely allowing that many in the regular season. Rookies Will Campbell and Jared Wilson have been inconsistent, while right guard Mike Onwenu has played at a high level. Onwenu has allowed just two sacks all season and none since Week 15, and Pro Football Focus credited him with zero pressures allowed in the conference championship. He missed only 13 of the offense's 1,286 snaps and played every rep at the same position. Onwenu had three straight weeks (16–18) with no pressures and has allowed multiple pressures only six times all year.
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