The New England Patriots are riding high.

At 4-2, they own the top spot in the AFC East for the first time since 2021. They have the NFL's easiest remaining schedule by a wide margin. (Their opponents have a combined winning percentage of .308 , and just three of their 11 remaining games are against teams with winning records.) And they're led by an ascending young quarterback in Drake Maye who has thrust himself into the early NFL MVP discussion with his strong play.

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This team still has one glaring weakness, though: its rushing attack.

The Patriots rank 29th in the NFL in yards per rush (3.5), 30th in expected points added (EPA) per rush (-0.18) and 31st in rushing success rate (36.7 percent). Their top tw

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