New England Patriots starting quarterback Mac Jones watched the end of the team’s last two games from the bench—and not because he had set the world on fire.
After a humiliating loss to the Dallas Cowboys two weeks ago, Jones revealed that he wanted to “just focus on my job, play by play” so that he could “play fast and play free” against the New Orleans Saints in Week 5.
Jones finished that contest completing 12 of his 22 pass attempts (54.6% completion rate) for 110 yards and two interceptions. The Saints also sacked him twice as future Hall of Fame coach Bill Belichick once again benched Jones to let backup Bailey Zappe finish the lopsided contest.
The worst loss of Belichick’s career dropped the Patriots to 1-4 on the season, which puts them in the basement of the AFC East.
Jones, speaking on WEEI, revealed on Tuesday what he must do to get the Patriots back in the win column on Sunday when they head to Nevada to face the Las Vegas Raiders.
“The biggest things is trying to figure out the root cause to each of the issues,” Jones said. “That’s playing better as a team, that’s playing better for me as the quarterback. We just didn’t have the answers to the test yesterday. You just gotta move forward in this league. That’s what it is. You can’t look back, you’ve got to move forward. I’m not happy with anything. Nobody is, and it starts with me as the quarterback.”
The Raiders opened as 2.5-point favorites over the Patriots.
[Audacy]
