Some might have raised their eyebrows at the news that BenJarvus Green-Ellis -- an undrafted free agent who did yeoman's work while Sammy Morris and LaMont Jordan were injured -- was inactive today against Oakland.
As it turns out, Bill Belichick and Josh McDaniels knew what they were doing.
The Patriots rushed for 277 yards in today's game, their best single-game total since 1985. Morris rushed for 117 yards on 14 carries, Jordan had 97 on 12 carries, Kevin Faulk had 45 on six carries, and Matt Cassel rushed for 18 yards on seven carries.
Some notes on the performances of each running back:
* Morris now has run for 100 yards four times in his 16 games with the Patriots; he had one 100-yard game before he came to New England.
* Morris now has scored seven rushing touchdowns, a career high; only Randy Moss (10 touchdowns) has more scores among Patriots this season.
* Jordan rushed for his highest single-game total since 2007, when he had 121 yards as a Raider. His 49-yard touchdown run was his longest since 2006, also with the Raiders, and it was the Patriots' longest rush this season.
* Faulk scored his fifth touchdown (on a seven-yard pass from Cassel); he last scored this many touchdowns was in 2002, when he had seven (including two via kickoff returns).
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