Blount Rushes for 3 Touchdowns for 1st Time in Regular Season

New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount ran for three touchdowns during a 51-17 Week 3 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, marking the first time he's recorded three or more rushing touchdowns in a regular-season game, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Of course, Blount has famously accomplished the feat twice in the postseason, first in the 2013 AFC divisional playoffs against the Indianapolis Colts (four touchdowns) and then in the 2014 AFC Championship Game again against the Colts.

Blount does have five two-touchdown performances in his career, including three during his tenure with the Patriots.

Although he's only played 23 of his 74 career regular-season games (31 percent) in a New England uniform, the 28-year-old Blount has scored 13 of his 28 touchdowns (46 percent) for the Patriots.

He has also averaged an impressive 4.9 yards on his 233 carries for the Patriots, compared to 4.6 yards on 425 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and 4.1 yards on 65 carries for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

And those numbers don't even include his playoff production, with the bruising running back having rushed for 361 yards and seven touchdowns on 76 carries (4.8 YPC) in five postseason appearances, all of which came with the Patriots.

He may play second fiddle to fellow Patriots running back Dion Lewis for most of this season, but history suggests that Blount has a few more big games up his sleeve, quite possibly when the Patriots need it most.