Mike Reiss Oct 22, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- This isn't a matchup Rhamondre Stevenson is supposed to win. Not even close.

Aligned to quarterback Drake Maye 's left and 2 yards in front of him, the New England Patriots running back has both hands on his thighs as he peers into the B-gap between left tackle Will Campbell and left guard Walter Rouse .

New York Jets linebacker Demario Davis is in an attacking stance at the line of scrimmage, the 28-yard line. As the ball is snapped on third-and-6, Davis turns suddenly to plow into the side of Campbell.…