The national media ran with the Drake Maye vs. Josh Allen storylines last week, and in a way, that played right into the New England Patriots’ game plan for the Buffalo Bills in Week 15.
For as brilliant as Maye had been over the Patriots’ 10-game winning streak, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels planned to pound Buffalo’s biggest weakness on Sunday — its run defense.
The Patriots went with a run-heavy script in Sunday’s showdown with the Bills, and it helped the team jump out to an early 21-0 lead. Running back TreVeyon Henderson got rolling, Maye scored twice with his legs, and New England piled up 177 rushing yards in the first half alone.