• TreVeyon Henderson gains a hat trick: Henderson was the New England Patriots‘ top running back for a third straight game with Rhamondre Stevenson out, and he made the case for more playing time with three touchdowns.
• The New York Jets retool their wide receiver room: Garrett Wilson landed on injured reserve today, so New York gave John Metchie III and Adonai Mitchell more playing time, two wide receivers they recently traded for.
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TreVeyon Henderson keeps finding the end zone: Henderson took the vast majority of snaps for New England’s offense and found the end zone three times.

Patriots halfback Rhamondre Stevenson was ruled out due to a toe injury, his third straight absence. In his first game out, Henderson played 75% of the Patriots’ offensive snaps, while Terrell Jennings played 25%. While the disparity in snaps was wide, Henderson ran 14 times to Jennings’ 11, and it was Jennings who found the end zone. Last week, New England started the game with a similar split, as Jennings received more carries than Henderson to start the game. Jennings suffered a knee injury early on, leading the team to turn to Henderson for the rest of the game. D’Ernest Johnson was a recent practice squad addition after playing for the Arizona Cardinals earlier in the season. Henderson had a 55-yard and 69-yard touchdown run in that game.

This week, Jennings was limited in practice. He was officially ruled questionable and was active but didn’t play on offense. New England used a similar rotation as Sunday once Jennings was out, as Henderson played the clear majority of the snaps, while Johnson only played when Henderson needed a break. Henderson struggled to make the big plays in terms of yards, leading to a relatively low yards per carry, but the Patriots were able to make their way to the red zone. All three of Henderson’s touchdowns occurred when the Patriots were within 10 yards of scoring.

Stevenson was limited in Monday and Tuesday’s practice but didn’t practice on Wednesday and was ruled out. The Patriots have extended time before their next game, which could be enough time for Stevenson to be ready to play. He was playing 72-77% of the offensive snaps before the injury. Even though Henderson has been scoring touchdowns, we could see the team go to more of a 50-50 split, rather than Henderson keeping the job. The Patriots have the best schedule for running backs over the rest of the season, so it’s possible that both running backs can be fantasy starters going forward.

The Patriots only used one tight end: Austin Hooper was ruled out due to a concussion.

The Patriots have only used two tight ends all season. Hunter Henry was the starter, playing over 80% of the Patriots’ offensive snaps, and Hooper was an experienced backup, playing over 50% of the snaps. New England’s fullback, Jack Westover, is also able to play tight end, but he didn’t do that all that often in this game. New England has multiple tight ends on the practice squad, but it opted not to elevate any of them.

Henry naturally played more than usual this week. If New England wanted to give Henry a play off, they switched to 10 personnel rather than letting Westover take his spot. New England had only run one play this season with Westover on the field and no tight ends. The Patriots had not used 10 personnel at all this season. Henry had a fine performance with four receptions for 45 yards.

Hopefully, Hooper will be able to pass concussion protocol with extended time before New England’s next game. Henry has a great matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals next week, as they are the team that has allowed the most fantasy points to tight ends. His schedule becomes more difficult after that, and New England still has its bye, so he might only be in fantasy starting lineups for one more week this season.

Stefon Diggs and Mack Hollins step up with multiple Patriots injuries: Kayshon Boutte was limited all week and missed his second straight game due to a hamstring injury.

Boutte led the Patriots’ wide receiver room in offensive snaps over the first nine weeks, playing two-thirds of the offensive snaps as their X receiver. Mack Hollins and Stefon Diggs weren’t far behind at 61% and 55%, while backups DeMario Douglas (30%) and Kyle Williams (21%) were also heavily involved. Last week, Williams took over as the X receiver and deep threat option, but Hollins also played more offensive snaps thanks to the four-man rotation, instead of five.

This week, there were more snaps to go around the wide receiver room thanks to Austin Hooper being out. The Patriots used 0 personnel for a few snaps, which they hadn’t used this season, and they used much more 11 personnel compared to 12. This caused Hollins and Diggs to get rotated out much less than usual. They both played over 80% of the offensive snaps. They also led the team in receiving yards, finishing with over 60 each.

Once Boutte is back, we can expect much more rotation among the wide receivers. The Patriots have one of the easiest schedules over the rest of the season, which could lead the team to focus on the run game. Hollins might seem like a waiver-wire target after back-to-back big games, but he should be left on the waiver wire, assuming Boutte will be back next week.

New York completely reworks its wide receiver rotation: The Jets’ top two wide receivers are on injured reserve, and the team recently traded for two receivers.

The Jets’ top two wide receivers this season are Garrett Wilson and Josh Reynolds, but both players are on injured reserve. They are both eligible to return before the end of the season, but there is a chance neither returns this season, given the Jets’ record and the risk and reward of returning. Fourth-round rookie Arian Smith has played the second-most snaps among Jets receivers this season, but he only has six receptions for 47 yards. Veterans Tyler Johnson and Allen Lazard have both moved up and down the depth chart multiple times this season, sometimes being a starter, a healthy inactive, or anywhere in between.

New York recently traded for John Metchie III and Adonai Mitchell. Metchie started his career with the Houston Texans, was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles before the season, but played very little time because he was too far down the Eagles’ depth chart. Mitchell started his career with the Indianapolis Colts, but in his only start this season, he let go of the ball before the end zone, leading to a turnover instead of a touchdown. He also had a penalty that cost the team a long touchdown. Metchie was eased into action last week, while Mitchell was inactive.

This week, Mitchell and Lazard were both active after not playing last week, giving the team six wide receivers, which has been unusual. Metchie worked his way to the top of the Jets’ depth chart, playing the clear majority of the snaps in both two- and three-receiver sets. His alignment distribution was similar to Wilson’s. Isaiah Williams was recently signed off the practice squad, and he became the Jets’ third wide receiver in three-receiver sets, often lining up in the slot. He has surpassed Smith on the depth chart, largely taking his role. Johnson and Mitchell rotated as the Jets’ X receiver. Johnson played more in run situations, and Mitchell played more in pass situations. They are taking Reynolds’ spot.

Mitchell was the Jets‘ clear top target. Historically, he’s had an impressive average depth of target, and Fields has a history of throwing deep passes, but New York didn’t have a clear deep target during the first half of the season. Unfortunately, multiple of Mitchell’s targets were dropped passes. Mitchell and Metchie are both worth considering off the waiver wire, as they have the most potential in the wide receiver room. The Jets have a solid schedule for wide receivers over the rest of the season, so both are worth waiver-wire pickups in deeper leagues.

Miscellaneous notes

• Jets halfback Khalil Herbert was limited on Monday and was upgraded to full participant on Tuesday. He was dealing with a groin injury. He was ruled questionable on Wednesday but didn’t play.
• Breece Hall’s playing time has been increasing. He’s played over 70% of the Jets’ offensive snaps in back-to-back games since the Jets’ bye week. He accomplished this in only one game before the bye.
• New York tight end Jelani Woods was a healthy inactive, his second straight absence.

Table notes

• Snaps include plays called back due to penalties, including offensive holding or defensive pass interference. The other three stats have these plays removed.
• Targets may differ from official NFL sources. The most likely discrepancy would be from a clear thrown-away pass, where the NFL may give the target to the nearest receiver, while this data will not.
• Carries are only on designed plays. Quarterback scrambles won’t count for the total number of carries in the game.