FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Mac Jones knew there would be a time this season when he’d feel the growing pains of being a rookie quarterback in the NFL.
That day arrived Sunday, and he left the field feeling it as much physically as mentally.
After two weeks of playing mostly efficient football, mistakes piled up for Jones as the Patriots struggled in their 28-13 loss to the Saints on Sunday. The setback dropped the Patriots to 0-2 at home for the first time since Bill Belichick’s first season as coach in 2000.