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Raheem Mostert – September 17, 2023 (Postgame)

Sunday, September 17, 2023
Postgame – New England 

RB Raheem Mostert (Transcribed by New England)

(On what he was seeing overall in the run game and with the blocking up front)

“The guys up front were doing an unbelievable job. They’re just progressing each and every week. You saw last week what they were doing – they gave up no sacks and then this week, they were more heavily involved in the running game. It was an honor to just see those guys do what they do best, especially with a good defense like the Patriots. Man, they were just doing everything right.”

(On what it means to start the season 2-0 with two road wins against playoff contenders)

“It’s really good. Each week, you want to just get better and better as the season goes on. Now we’ve got to focus on our next opponent, which is the home opener against Denver. We have the 24-hour, 48-hour rule, and then it’s grind time.”

(On the Patriots defensive front and if anything about it was surprising to him)

“We knew that the defense was going to run the way they did. The d-line was – I mean, you’ve got [Matthew] Judon over there, who’s just a playmaker and then you’ve got Lawrence [Guy] as well and a few other guys, [Josh] Uche. There’s a lot of different guys up front that could make a lot of plays. You’ve got to minimize those as much as possible. I think we neutralized them as best as we could.”

(On the team having good runs on inside zone as opposed to the more commonly used outside zone)

“I think we had a pretty good mixture. We had a 19 that I bounced and got around the corner, I think I got like six? I strive to try to hit that home run, but of course, you’ve got to play the defense how it comes. Inside zone was definitely more beneficial this game. When you have a team like the Patriots, all they do is set that edge. It’s kind of tough to get on the outside anyway. We knew that coming in, we knew that we had to control the edge as much as possible and try to figure out how we could get around them. Ultimately, it was a team effort in that aspect.”

(On what hitting 100 rushing yards means to him and if that’s always going to be a special number as a running back)

“Yeah, it’s always going to be a special number. That means that you’re doing your thing. I mean, 100 yards is hard to come by, especially in a passing league. When you’re able to get 100 yards and do your due diligence, that means that everything was going on all cylinders, you were running the ball very well and even in the pass game, you were completing passes that needed to be completed.”

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