Sunday’s loss to the Indianapolis Colts was a tough one for the New England Patriots. The offense struggled throughout the course of the game, and Ezekiel Elliott believes the Patriots should have run the ball more.
Elliott carried the ball 13 times for 54 yards, combining for a total of 33 carries for 142 yards with Rhamondre Stevenson. The ground game was an asset for New England, and it looks as though that may be the only stable portion of the offense.
New England ranks 26th in the league with 94.9 rushing yards per contest.
Elliott spoke to reporters about what he would want to see from the offense moving forward, as transcribed by NESN.com’s Dakota Randall.
“I don’t know,” said Elliott. “I think today we showed how good of a run game we have, and I think that we have two really good running backs. And I think that our O-line is great in the run game, and they showed that today. … I think we could run it more. But to do that, we got to take care of the football. We have to eliminate the penalties so we don’t have long distances. But the more we put ourselves in position to run the football, the better off this offense will be.”
The running game has been an asset for New England this season. The Patriots may need to focus on running the football, if they want to have any solid production from the offense. Time will tell what will happen, as the season continues to slip away.
