It gets a lot less reps over the course of the week. The body can heal and needs use and stretching along the way of rest. They try and manage all that the best they can and they have a lot of control over the limitations as they prepare.
It didn't look like it got to where he was at the start of the season but it did get better ... or they were medicating him more when the bigger games came up.
From what I saw they were trying to work through all of that together and played some pretty smart games they were able to win. The receivers did not look good in these games....perhaps they altered the routes in some way?
I don't know either. It is all speculation and I might be reading evidence differently but the evidence is there.