Pats can't gain 1 yard against Cards when they need it. Rest of season looks even tougher

When the NE Patriots twice needed a single yard for a first down inside the Arizona 5 on Sunday, offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt twice called for handoffs.

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MASSACHUSETTS, USA — Drake Maye ran for nine touchdowns in his final year at North Carolina — five of them from 1 yard out.

And when the New England Patriots twice needed a single yard for a first down inside the Arizona 5 on Sunday, offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt twice called for handoffs.