Overview
- New England beat Tennessee 31-13 to move to 5-2, posting a season-high 175 rushing yards behind Rhamondre Stevenson’s 18 carries for 88 yards and a touchdown.
- Drake Maye completed 21 of 23 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns with 62 rushing yards, briefly exited after a head hit, then returned and was not in concussion protocol Monday, per Vrabel.
- The defense produced two takeaways, including a K’Lavon Chaisson strip-sack returned for a touchdown and a Marcus Jones interception.
- Mike Vrabel praised practice-squad elevation Terrell Jennings as a late-game “five-minute” back, while rookie TreVeyon Henderson had two carries as the coach maintained he remains in the plan.
- Pass protection lagged with four sacks and pressure issues on the left side, a concern as the Patriots prepare to face the Browns’ top-tier defense in Week 8.