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There are plenty who deserve blame for the Patriots’ 0-2 start. Mac Jones is not one of them.
Patriots Whether it be a porous O-line, stagnant run game, or lack of big-play options, Mac Jones has not been the main issue. Mac Jones is currently on pace for 34 touchdowns this season. AP Photo/Steven Senne COMMENTARY For two straight weeks, a sullen Mac Jones has strode to the podium at Gillette Stadium to […]
Mac Jones sums up Patriots’ poor start: ‘I think we’re 20 yards away from being 2-0’
Patriots “Just trying to close the gap on close, right? The only way to do that is work harder, work smarter.” Mac Jones and the Patriots have come up short in fourth-quarter comebacks in two straight weeks. Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images For the first time since 2001, the Patriots have opened a new NFL […]
Marcus Jones leaves Patriots-Dolphins game with shoulder injury
Patriots The All-Pro returner, who filled in for Jonathan Jones at cornerback, departed after suffering the injury in the first half. Marcus Jones and Bill Belichick. Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Watch: Country star Kenny Chesney rings the bell to serve as Patriots’ second ‘Keeper of the Light’ Patriots inactives: Jonathan Jones, Trent Brown ruled […]
Darius Slay credited Mac Jones for ‘making great plays’ in Patriots-Eagles
Patriots The Eagles cornerback said that Jones responded well after early turnovers. Eagles cornerback Darius Slay during the first half of the season-opener against the Patriots. He intercepted Mac Jones during the first quarter. AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper Mac Jones lost in Week 1, but he managed to win over a few fans despite the […]
Cam Newton defends Mac Jones after Rex Ryan called him ‘pea-shooter’
Patriots “Come on bro. It’s like, let’s have some grace.” AP Photo/Elise Amendola Report: The Jets will not pursue Tom Brady at quarterback Patriots reportedly sign former Eagles quarterback Ian Book to the practice squad Mac Jones once beat out Cam Newton for the starting quarterback spot in New England. But that doesn’t mean Newton […]
Chris Long explained why he is ‘low-key excited’ for Mac Jones and the Patriots
Morning Sports Update “So from the Pats’ standpoint, I’m pretty excited for them,” said Long. “Not like high-key excited, like low-key excited.” Mac Jones during the Patriots’ season-opening loss to the Eagles. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Chris Long’s take on Mac Jones and the Patriots: Though the Patriots came up short against the Eagles in […]
Mac Jones talks Week 1 loss to Eagles, Tom Brady’s return & more on WEEI
Patriots “As they always say, never as bad or never as good as you think.” Mac Jones threw for three touchdowns and 316 yards on Sunday against the Eagles. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Patriots QB Mac Jones appeared on WEEI’s “Jones & Mego” show on Monday evening, touching on a variety of topics such as his […]
Mac Jones said he let the Patriots down against the Eagles. Here’s Bill Belichick’s response.
Patriots “I think we all know how Mac feels. We all feel the same way.” Mac Jones. AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper Rex Ryan among ESPN analysts to reluctantly give Mac Jones ‘total credit’ despite Patriots’ loss Jabrill Peppers’s hit was everything a QB could ask for, and other final thoughts from Patriots-Eagles Mac Jones shouldered […]
Rex Ryan among ESPN analysts to reluctantly give Mac Jones ‘total credit’ despite Patriots’ loss
Morning Sports Update Ryan acknowledged that “peashooter” Jones looked good. Mac Jones during the Patriots’ Week 1 loss to the Eagles. Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Dan Orlovsky’s take on Mac Jones and the Patriots’ passing game: Following the Patriots’ 25-20 loss to the Eagles in Sunday’s season-opener, plenty of postgame attention focused on the […]
We all learned one important thing from the Patriots’ Week 1 loss, and it’s that Mac Jones is not broken
Patriots “It was clear in the Patriots’ frustrating but quasi-encouraging 25-20 loss to the Eagles that the third-year quarterback suffered no lasting damage.” Mac Jones completed 35 of 54 passes for 316 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception that was returned for an Eagles score in his 2023 debut. Maddie Meyer/Getty By Chad Finn, The […]