The New England Patriots’ rushing performance in Sunday night’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was one of the worst in NFL history.
The Patriots ran the ball eight times in their 19-17 defeat at Gillette Stadium and gained positive yardage on just two of those attempts. Their longest run of the night — a 4-yarder by wide receiver Nelson Agholor — was actually a backward pass. New England finished the game with a total of -1 rushing yards.
How rare is it for a team to record negative rushing yards in a game? Incredibly.