Running back Dion Lewis did something he doesn’t often do in the Patriots’ win over the Falcons. Instead of jump-cutting or juking in the open field, he lowered his shoulder into Ricardo Allen and bowled the safety over.

Lewis’ power may have caught Allen off guard, as he seemed ready for Lewis’ shimmy — not his shoulder pad. So Bill Belichick was asked if he’s every surprised by Lewis’ power.

“Dion’s got good strength,” Belichick said Wednesday at a press conference. “He’s got good balance. He’s got really good balance. He gets hit but a lot of times it’s not necessarily that he runs over a guy, it’s that he’s able to keep his balance and keep moving and then a lot of times regain his balance and continue to pick up positive yards. He’s a hard guy to tackle because he’s thick and he’s got good balance. A lot of times he absorbs the contact and is able to regain his balance and the defender is not able to finish the tackle.”

While his power hasn’t been a frequent sight on the field, Lewis’ balance has often been on display. On one carry against the Jets in Week 6, Lewis was falling to the ground after spinning away from two defenders. Jets linebacker Darron Lee looked ready to finish Lewis off with a hit. Instead, Lewis used Lee’s contact to regain his balance, spin upright again and continue fighting for yards. The play was whistled dead, and Lewis never hit the ground.

That’s what makes Dion neon.