Drake Maye has rekindled the New England Patriots’ offense, but their running attack remains a cause for concern.
The Patriots didn’t receive much help from their ground game during Sunday’s 25-19 win over the New Orleans Saints. Maye led the team with 28 rushing yards while Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson combined for 47 yards on 22 carries. Neither running back registered a rush longer than seven yards in Week 6.
That continued an unfortunate trend for the Patriots, who rank 26th with 91.5 rushing yards per game this season. Despite those doldrums, Stevenson and Henderson expressed optimism to MassLive’s Mark Daniels that they’ll turn the corner.
“We’re almost there,” Henderson said. “Those guys up front, they do a great job. They do a great job each week, and work hard