Running back Dion Lewis is not only off to a solid start in his first season with the Patriots, he’s off to a start of historic proportions.
While he became just the sixth running back in team history to top 400 yards from scrimmage through the first four games of the season (or an average of more than 100 yards from scrimmage per game), Lewis has accomplished it with far fewer touches than the five others before him.
Here’s a look at the Patriots running backs who have averaged more than 100 yards from scrimmage through a season’s first four games — showing the year, numbers of touches (NT), rushing and receiving yardage and total yards from scrimmage — and note that Lewis’ yards-per-touch (YPT) figure is off the charts compared to his much more famous predecessors in this club:
Player Year NT Rush Rec.