Grading the Jaguars: Week 3 vs. Patriots

Patriots Jamie Collins (91) and Sealver Siliga (96) push Jaguars running back T.J. Yeldon (24) backward in the Jaguars' 51-17 loss Sunday.Jaguars Report Card

Times-Union sports columnist Gene Frenette grades the Jaguars against the New England Patriots based on performance, effort and game circumstances.

Offense – F

If the Jaguars had any chance to keep this reasonably close, quarterback Blake Bortles (17 of 33, 242 yards) had to put a dent in an average Patriots defense. That never happened because nothing worked, including usually reliable naked bootleg passes. The Patriots blanketed Bortles’ top target, Allen Robinson. Those second-half TD passes to Allen Hurns and Clay Harbor were…