Patriots TE Hunter Henry breaks out for career game to power close win at Cincinnati
CINCINNATI Over NFL seasons and games played Hunter Henry never had a event like Sunday s Related Articles Best and worst What we learned from Patriots - win over Bengals Patriots lose several starters to injury during Bengals battle Patriots rookie left tackle Will Campbell carted to locker room with knee injury Patriots get good news with inactives ahead of Bengals meeting rookie to make debut Patriots-Bengals preview Drake Maye Joe Flacco and what to watch for in Cincinnati Henry piled up a career-high yards over seven catches during the Patriots - win at Cincinnati It was the third -yard receiving battle of his career and fourth straight week the Pats have produced a -yard receiver following DeMario Douglas Mack Hollins and Stefon Diggs Yeah I think the biggest thing is it s a new guy every week Drake Maye commented post-game You know it could be with Hunter stepping up he s a great competitor in this league You know him and Austin Hooper they give us a one-two punch at the tight end position to run the football be in the passing competition They do a great job and Hunter he s Mr Consistent He s every week Henry s previous high was yards in an overtime loss to Seattle last season The -year-old feasted on a Bengals defense that has struggled to defend tight ends all year Maye targeted him early and often including for a -yard touchdown in the second quarter It was a pretty good scheme by Josh and the whole coaching staff Henry revealed of the touchdown They just called it at the right time and it was a great call and guys protected Maye I mean it takes all guys Guys ran the routes to clear things out and the spacing was good So a lot of guys stepped up in a big way Henry repeatedly exploited Cincinnati s soft zone coverage and beat linebackers in -on- coverage Hooper was the Patriots second-leading receiver with receiving yards Hunter was huge Mike Vrabel announced Henry would have had a second touchdown in the third quarter were it not for an offensive pass interference penalty called against Hollins He remains one of the Patriots best and the majority consistent offensive players Henry is now yards away from setting a new career high in single-season receiving yards with five games still to play I just take a lot of pride in what I do I work extremely hard at my craft and at this tournament he stated I put a lot of hours into this and a lot of hours with Drake too And it was cool to go out there and make specific plays with Hooper
