NASHVILLE — The Patriots used to ignore the noise. On Sunday, they embraced it.

The Patriots averaged over 4 yards per carry for just the third time this season and for the first time in four weeks Sunday in a 31-13 win over the Titans.

So, what was the difference?

“I think you guys talking about it so much,” center Garrett Bradbury told the Herald, speaking about the media.

Bradbury is not wrong. The media has been harping on the Patriots’ struggles on the ground, despite the team’s success, if only because it seemed unsustainable to continue winning without any semblance of a rushing attack.

That changed Sunday, when the Patriots wanted to run the ball and had early success.

They ultimately settled for a field goal, but on the Patriots’ first drive, they called four straight runs t

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