FOXBOROUGH — When a team scores 42 points, there are plenty of players that light up the stat sheet.

That was certainly true of the Patriots’ 42-13 win over the Panthers, but Mike Vrabe l detoured in his postgame press conference to single out a pair of unheralded players.

Asked about production from Stefon Diggs, who caught six passes for 101 yards, the coach said that was Drake Maye throwing to the open receiver. In his response, Vrabel pointed to Pop Douglas and Christian Barmore doing things that lead to victories but aren’t found in a box score.

“(It’s) just where the ball is going,” Vrabel said. “Stef and everyone has done a nice job. If we can continue to believe in the quarterback that he’s going to throw to the guy who’s open in the progression, then good things will happen

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