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Running back Rhamondre Stevenson hits the 1,000 rushing yards milestone and becomes the first Patriot since 2016 to reach the mark.

On Friday the National Football League announced the allocation of 33 compensatory draft picks for the 2016 NFL Draft, which will be held April 28-30. The New England Patriots received the maximum four compensatory picks: one in the third round, and three in the sixth round.

The final two minutes of the first half on Sunday was one of the more bizarre sequences we’ve seen in quite some time.

Former Patriots RB Stevan Ridley finally returned to action on Wednesday, but now that Chris Ivory has emerged, he’s got a tough road ahead to play.

Week one is in the books, and here’s a look at some players in the AFC East and on the Patriots that helped their stock, while others didn’t fare as well.