FOXBORO — Patriots rookie operating again TreVeyon Henderson may need entered the offensive rookie of the yr dialog together with his efficiency Sunday towards the Payments.
Henderson single-handedly saved the Patriots in Sunday’s 35-31 loss with a 65-yard speeding landing early within the fourth quarter. It was his second 50-plus-yard speeding landing of the sport and his fourth on the season.
Henderson now has 143 speeding makes an attempt for 773 yards and 7 touchdowns. He’a additionally added 34 catches for 212 yards and one landing via the air as he’s improved all year long.
He credited his two lengthy runs with turning into extra comfy as a professional.
“I believe the most important factor, simply over time, simply having the ability to get extra alternatives and go up towards the perfect of the perfect each week,” Henderson stated. “It’s been serving to me loads simply develop. And we now have an incredible operating backs coach, as properly, who disciplines us rather well, and he’s been serving to me to develop as properly, not simply on the sphere, however even off the sphere.”
Henderson carried the ball 14 occasions for 148 yards and the 2 touchdowns on Sunday. He additionally caught two passes for 13 yards.
“I believed we had a great plan. I believed our coaches had a great plan and did an incredible job,” head coach Mike Vrabel stated.
The Ohio State product was clocked at 21.25 MPH by NextGenStats on his 65-yard run. Out in entrance of him was Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who was operating 20.58 MPH, as a lead blocker.
Henderson’s response to seeing his quarterback operating in entrance of him and main the best way? “I really like Drake Maye.”
Maye heaped loads of reward on his rookie operating again, as properly.
“Simply get him in house,” Maye stated after the sport. “He’s robust to deal with. He’s obtained good imaginative and prescient. He’s quick. He could make one minimize and he’s gone. And he most likely would have outran them if I wasn’t down there. So, he’s an incredible participant for us. And we’ve simply obtained to proceed to make extra performs to come back out with a W.”
