The New England Patriots improved to 10-6 on the 2021 season with sound performance in all three phases during their Week Seventeen victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Quarterback Mac Jones completed 22 of 30 passes for 227 yards and three touchdown passes, two of which went to practice squad elevation wideout Kristian Wilkerson. Rookie Rhamondre Stevenson ran for 107 yards on 19 carries. On the preventive side of the ball, New England’s defensive backfield picked off Jaguars rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence three times. The Pats’ dominated in all three phases to earn a 50-10 victory at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro
Their victory, combined with a 34-3 loss by the Miami Dolphins to the Tennessee Titans secured a playoff spot for the Patriots after a one-year absence.