Seven thoughts on the Patriots’ 35-0 preseason win over the Eagles …
• The NFL single-season record for rushing yards by one team is 3,165 set by your 1978 New Eng … ah, wait, Lamar Jackson and the Ravens broke that two years ago, didn’t they? Indeed they did, running for 3,296 yards, breaking the 41-year-old record set by Sam Cunningham, Horace Ivory, and the fleet of speedy vehicles that followed road grader John Hannah’s lead.
I bring this up not because I expect the 2021 Patriots to reclaim that very cool record for the franchise, but for a positive reason nevertheless.