• Two running backs take a stronger hold on their backfield: The New England Patriots‘Rhamondre Stevenson and the Minnesota Vikings‘ Jordan Mason played a higher percentage of snaps this week than any other week this season.
• Other backfields turn more into a committee:Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears were close to a 50-50 split in how they used their running backs, despite starting the season with Chuba Hubbard and D’Andre Swift as the lead running backs.
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1. Rhamondre Stevenson becomes the New England Patriots’ every-down back

TreVeyon Henderson played notably fewer snaps in favor of Stevenson.

The efficiency stats between Stevenson and Henderson haven’t been all that different over the first six weeks. Stevenson has more yards per reception but also has three fumbles this year. Despite this, Stevenson played 72% of New England’s offensive snaps compared to Henderson’s 30% last week in the first game without Antonio Gibson. If anything, it was thought that the Patriots would move closer to 50-50 as the season progressed, given how much the Patriots invested in Henderson.

Instead, this week the team turned even more toward Stevenson, who played 42 of a possible 45 snaps over the first three quarters, while Henderson only played four snaps during this time. Stevenson ran 16 times compared to Henderson’s one run.