Receiving the opening kickoff at his own goal line, he accelerated straight ahead through an opening in Washington’s defense, made a cut at the second level, and was gone. It took him 12 seconds to cover the length of the field and give the Patriots a 7-0 lead. One touch, one touchdown.

As TreVeyon Henderson took his first touch into the end zone, Drake Maye, Rhamondre Stevenson, James White, and David Andrews all had good things to say.

The Patriots finished last season as the only team with an explosive play rate lower than 10 percent, so the team drafted the athletic and electric Henderson with the hope that he can help rejuvenate the offense.