The New England Patriots defense has played some solid football through the first four weeks of the season. However, a major weakness has emerged the last two games: defending the run.
After giving up 188 yards on the ground against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 3, the Patriots surrendered 199 versus the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Needless to say that the team’s defense need to get better in this area, and they know it.
“Everything starts with stopping the run,” safety Adrian Phillips told reporters on Monday.
“We obviously want to do better stopping the run, because if we can make the offense one-dimensional it’s a lot easier for us.