It’s the return of Mythbusters. This week, we take a look at five of the myths surrounding the Patriots and Jaguars before their Sunday game in Jacksonville:

With the Patriots’ passing game, there’s no room in the offense for a 300-carry rusher.

Three-quarters of the way through the season, Stevan Ridley was on pace to be the first 300-carry back for the Patriots since Corey Dillon hit the mark in 2004. He’s slipped a little off pace over the last few weeks -- his nine carries last week represented a season-low, which was clearly impacted by his issues with ball security -- but could still reach the plateau with 48 carries in the last two games. (That number is certainly reachable, given the fact that he’s carried the ball 20 or more times in five games this season and had a career-high 28 carries in a win over the Broncos earlier this season.) If he reaches 300 carries and continues to stay above 4.0 yards per carry (virtually a certainty with two games left) he would be in an elite group. Backs that carry the ball 300 or more times and average 4.0 yards per carry are a rare bunch. Only two backs pulled it off last season -- Maurice Jones-Drew (343 carries, 4.7 yards per carry) and Michael Turner (301 carries, 4.5 yards per carry). This season, Ridley could be one of seven backs to do it, a group that includes Adrian Peterson, Marshawn Lynch, Arian Foster and Doug Martin.

No running back can influence the New England passing game like Kevin Faulk.

He hasn’t yet had the opportunity to showcase his versatility over an extended period like Faulk, but Danny Woodhead is threatening to become the first running back to finish with at least 40 receptions and 40 rushes over the course of a season since Faulk did it in 2008. (That year, Faulk had 83 rushes and 58 receptions.) Woodhead has emerged as a consistent and versatile offensive threat in 2012. His ability to work as a changeup back and produce good yardage on the ground (70 carries, 276 yards, 4 TDs) has been complemented by his ability as a receiver (33 catches, 329 yards, 2 TDs). In addition, one of the greatest assets is his dependability -- his 33 catches on 45 targets is good for a 73 percent average, the best on the team among anyone with at least 10 targets.

The Patriots don’t have a vertical passing game.

Brady and the Patriots have knocked by critics this year who say that the quarterback doesn’t have the arm strength or inclination to go deep, but this year’s stats say that New England’s passing game is just as vertical as its ever been. According to Pro Football Focus, Brady has attempted 78 passes of 20 yards or more through the first 14 games, the highest total for the New England quarterback since PFF first started tracking the stat in 2008, and Advanced NFL Stats indicates that 20.7 of Brady’s pass attempts this season have gone for 15 yards or more. While New England is again one of the better teams in the league when it comes to yards after catch (which can make it easy to misinterpret passing yardage numbers), through 14 games the Patriots have 49 pass plays of 20 yards or more (tied for eighth in the league) and eight pass plays of 40 yards or more (tied for 10th in the league). And Brady has 4,276 passing yards through 14 games -- at his current pace, he would end the season with 4,887 yards through the air, which would give him more yards than he had in 2007, and the second-highest output of his career (trailing only the 5,235 he had last year).

Chad Henne is a chump.

With Maurice Jones-Drew expected to be sidelined for Sunday, Henne is the best and most consistent offense option for the Jags, but he shouldn’t be dismissed as a JAG under center, particularly when it comes to his past performances against the Patriots. In his career, Henne has played five games against New England, and has gone 112-for-189 (59.3 percent) against the Patriots with 1,346 passing yards, with six touchdowns and six interceptions. Included in that stat line is the 2011 opener against New England when Henne was with Miami -- in that one, he was 30-for-49 for 416 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. (The Patriots ended up winning the game, 38-24.)

We won’t learn anything from this game.

The Patriots should win this contest fairly easily against a Jacksonville team that has struggled for much of the season. If that’s indeed the case, New England should be able to get a good look at many young players before the start of the postseason, and get a good sense of where its depth stands before the playoffs begin. Defensive end Justin Francis, defensive lineman Ron Brace, defensive back Tavon Wilson, offensive lineman Marcus Cannon and running back Brandon Bolden are just four of the younger players who could see extended reps late against the Jaguars as the team makes some decisions on how the depth chart should be arranged once the postseason roils around.