- Rhamondre Stevenson starts for the New England Patriots: Stevenson surprisingly regained his starting role ahead of rookie TreVeyon Henderson, who made several big plays during Stevenson’s absence in November.
- Devin Singletary becomes an obvious waiver wire target: Tyrone Tracy Jr. suffered a hip injury in the fourth quarter, which could lead Singletary to play over 70% of his team's offensive snaps going forward — in some very favorable matchups.
- Get PFF+ for 40% off: Use promo code BLACKFRIDAY to unlock the PFF Player Prop Tool, Premium Stats, fantasy dashboards, the PFF Mock Draft Simulator, industry-leading fantasy rankings and much more — everything you need to win your season.
PFF's fantasy football recap focuses on player usage and stats, breaking down all the vital information you need to achieve fantasy success in 2025.
New York Giants @ New England Patriots
Rhamondre Stevenson starts for the Patriots: TreVeyon Henderson had been the primary running back for New England in each of the past four games.
New England started the season with a three-man rotation between Stevenson, Henderson and Antonio Gibson. Gibson suffered a season-ending injury, which seemed to open the door for both Stevenson and Henderson to see more playing time, but instead, Stevenson played more than 70% of the snaps from Weeks 6–8. Stevenson missed Weeks 9–11 because of an injury, during which Henderson made several big plays, running 47 times for 264 yards and four touchdowns while catching 10 passes for 66 yards and a touchdown.
Stevenson returned last week, but Henderson remained the starter. Stevenson’s primary role was as a third-down back. Henderson ran 18 times for 66 yards and caught three passes for 15 yards. He has been held under 4.0 yards per carry in three of his four games as a starter.
This week, Stevenson was back to being the lead back in all situations. Henderson rotated in more frequently than he did in Weeks 6–8, but this still marked a significant decrease for him. Henderson averaged more yards per carry, while Stevenson was more effective as a receiver, helped by a 36-yard reception.
The Patriots have their bye next week and close out the fantasy season against the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets. The Bills and Jets are two of the top five teams in allowing fantasy points to running backs. Henderson is no longer a top-10 must-start option, but he can likely stay in fantasy lineups with those matchups. This also makes Stevenson a potential fantasy starter in those games.
Stefon Diggs plays a smaller role: The former All-Pro wide receiver played less than 50% of his team’s snaps for the second straight game.
The Patriots have stayed relatively healthy at wide receiver this season, outside of Kayshon Boutte missing a few games. They used a heavy rotation at the position through the first nine weeks, with Boutte playing 66.6% of snaps, Mack Hollins 60.9%, Diggs 55.4%, DeMario Douglas 30.3% and Kyle Williams 20.9%. The first four receivers all played more than 50% of snaps in 11 personnel, while Boutte and Hollins led the way in 12 personnel. Diggs played the second-most snaps in 11 personnel at 78.2% and the third-most snaps in two-receiver sets at 41.9%.
Boutte returned last week, and New England shifted its wide receiver strategy. Hollins and Boutte both saw their roles increase, each playing more than 80% of snaps. That included both playing more than 94% of snaps in 11 personnel and at least 87% in 12 personnel. This left Diggs playing 78.4% of snaps in 11 personnel but just one snap in 12 personnel.
This week, he played more in 12 personnel but was rotated out more often in 11 personnel than in any other game this season. Douglas was the one rotating with Diggs. While Diggs entered the week leading the team in yards per route run at 2.35, Douglas wasn’t far behind at 2.20, and Douglas’ separation numbers have been more impressive this season. Douglas narrowed the YPRR gap with three receptions for 33 yards, while Diggs caught three passes for 26 yards.
The Patriots have their bye week, then two favorable matchups in their final three games, but it will be very difficult to trust Diggs in those games, given his current role in the offense.
Monitor Tyrone Tracy Jr.’s health: Tracy suffered a hip injury in the fourth quarter and didn’t return.
Tracy has been the Giants' lead running back over the past four weeks since Cam Skattebo suffered a season-ending injury. He has played 59.5% of snaps, while Devin Singletary has played 40.8%. Those tendencies held on both early downs and third downs. Tracy had taken 100% of the late-down snaps, while Singletary had 84.4% of the short-yardage and goal-line snaps. This has given Tracy more fantasy value thanks to increased rushing and receiving production, but the gap between them hasn’t been large because Singletary has scored two goal-line touchdowns.
Tracy took all eight snaps on the first two drives, which was a change from the previous four games, as Singletary had always gotten involved early. Tracy ran the ball twice for gains of 1 yard and 2 yards. Singletary took over on the third drive and had runs of 6 and 8 yards among his first three carries. That success earned him another drive, where he continued to string together solid runs. He finished the first half with nine carries for 40 yards, while Tracy had only the two early runs.
Tracy started the second half, but the Giants were down by 23 points. He found some success early in the half, but it was too late for him to have a big game after the missed time in the first half. Singletary’s touchdowns this season have generally come on goal-line carries, but he took a direct snap for a 22-yard touchdown to open the fourth quarter. Tracy suffered a hip injury in the fourth quarter and was carted to the locker room. Singletary took over as the lead running back for the remainder of the game.
The Giants have their bye week next week and close the fantasy season with games against the Washington Commanders, Minnesota Vikings and Las Vegas Raiders. Singletary becomes a clear waiver-wire target if Tracy’s injury turns out to be serious. He would likely play more than 70% of snaps in those three games, and that is a top-10 schedule for running backs over that stretch.
Miscellaneous Notes
- New England’s third-string running back and returner, Terrell Jennings, suffered a head injury on an early special teams play and was ruled out before halftime.
- Patriots wide receiver Efton Chism III was back in the lineup after being a healthy inactive last week. He played five games from Week 6 to 11, primarily playing on special teams as a kick returner.
- Patriots tight end Hunter Henry was limited in practice on Thursday with a toe injury.
- New England tight end C.J. Dippre couldn't play due to a back injury, his second straight absence. New England had only two active tight ends, rather than finding a replacement for Dippre.
- Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was active this week after missing the last two games with a concussion. He practiced in full this week.
- Wide receivers Wan’Dale Robinson (ankle) and Darius Slayton (hamstring) were limited in practice to start the week, but were able to practice in full by Saturday.
- The Giants haven’t had much consistency at wide receiver from one week to the next, but this was the second straight week with Robinson as the top receiver, with Slayton and Isaiah Hodgins as the other primary receivers. The Giants used more 11 personnel than usual, leading both Slayton and Hodgins to see more playing time than in other recent weeks.
- Fourth wide receiver Gunner Olszewski suffered a concussion on a second-quarter kick return and didn’t return.
- The Giants activated wide receiver Dalen Cambre from the practice squad for this game on Monday.
- New York wide receiver Jalin Hyatt was a healthy scratch. He was active last week, but didn’t play an offensive snap. He’s caught five passes for 35 yards this season.
Table notes
- Snaps include plays called back due to penalties, including offensive holding or defensive pass interference. The other three stats have these plays removed.
- Targets may differ from official NFL sources. The most likely discrepancy would be from a clear thrown-away pass, where the NFL may give the target to the nearest receiver, while this data will not.
- Carries are only on designed plays. Quarterback scrambles won’t count for the total number of carries in the game.
© 2026 PFF - all rights reserved.