The Patriots opened up the preseason by scoring 26 unanswered points against the Washington Redskins to go from being down 17-0 in the 2nd quarter to a 26-17 win. A pair of rushing touchdowns in the 4th quarter proved to be the difference. Here are some of the winners and losers from the Patriots’ win.
Winner: RB Jeremy Hill. The Patriots RB had an opportunity along with Mike Gillislee to showcase themselves with the first team offense. Gillislee struggled to get any traction going in the 1st quarter, so they put in Hill. Hill led the team with 51 yards on 11 attempts (4.