The New England Patriots will officially take on the Green Bay Packers this week without Mac Jones. The starting quarterback has been ruled out of the two teams’ meeting on Sunday because of an ankle injury suffered last week.
With Jones unavailable, the Patriots will now have to turn to veteran backup Brian Hoyer. The game will be the 41st start of Hoyer’s 14-year career, even though he has not started a game since the 2020 season. So, will the team try to protect him by adapting its game plan? Possibly, but Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is not convinced of that.