Not even the hallowed halls of Gillette Stadium could breathe life into the New England Patriots offense in Sunday’s 34-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints.
The theme heading into Week 6 has been about change, but there might not be enough change possible to save the Patriots this season. They lack explosiveness at the skilled positions, and the offensive line gets beaten like a drum weekly in the trenches.
Buy Patriots TicketsFans are even desperately calling for rookie quarterback Malik Cunningham to be given the reins as the new starting signal-caller. By the end of the season, this might end up being the worst offensive team in the Bill Belichick coaching era.
The Patriots currently sit dead last in the NFL in scoring with an average of 11 points per game.
There’s a mountain to climb, but even with all of the offensive struggles, the Patriots won’t go down without a fight. They’ll go kicking and screaming if they have to.
Here’s the top-10 offensive players, per Pro Football Focus grades:
10
WR DeVante Parker
Grade: 56.4
9
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
Grade: 58.3
8
OL Mike Onwenu
Grade: 59.8
7
OL Riley Reiff
Grade: 60.0
6
WR Kendrick Bourne
Grade: 61.7
5
OL Vederian Lowe
Grade: 62.7
4
RB Ezekiel Elliott
Grade: 67.6
3
RB Rhamondre Stevenson
Grade: 70.3
2
TE Mike Gesicki
Grade: 71.5
1
WR Demario Douglas
Grade: 74.6
