Patriots players said the game plan against the Titans was to "run the damn ball," and running back Rhamondre Stevenson answered the call for New England.

There were a lot of subplots leading into the New England Patriots' trip to Nashville to take on the Titans. The now 1-6 Tennessee Titans fired their head coach

FOXBOROUGH — The Patriots ground game finally got going in Tennessee. Rhamondre Stevenson ran for a season high 88 yards and a touchdown, while Drake Maye scrambled for 62 of his own. As a team, New England’s 175 rushing yards were easily their best output of the season.

A day after the game, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel revealed his reasoning for the lack of touches for Henderson in Sunday's win.

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel downplayed his return to Tennessee in the days leading up to Sunday’s game. However, wide receiver Stefon Diggs came into the game with a mission. Diggs, and his teammates, wanted to win it for their coach.

While Vrabel and the Patriots are ascending, the Titans are mired in a lost season. Tennessee is now 1-6 and will play the remainder of the season without coach Brian Callahan, who was fired last Monday. Mike McCoy is serving as Tennessee's interim coach.