The outlook was bleak for a while for the Patriots on Sunday, however, rookie Mac Jones helped lead the team back in the fourth quarter with a game-tying drive followed by a clock-killing, 15-play drive to set up the game-winning field goal. The win snapped the Patriots’ two-game slide and kept them just behind the Buffalo Bills at 2-3.
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At 1-3, the Patriots find themselves in a precarious position moving forward. How did this second consecutive loss impact the Patriots standing in power rankings across the web?
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#20 (prev: 20) – ESPN
Via ESPN: “The group of Isaiah Wynn (LT), Mike Onwenu (LG), David Andrews (C), Shaq Mason (RG) and Trent Brown (RT) was supposed to be a strength of the Patriots’ offense, but rookie QB Mac Jones has taken 34 hits through four games.”
#17 (prev: 19) – Pro Football Talk
Via PFT: “The Pats are staring at 0-4 at home, when the Cowboys visit on Sunday.”
#22 (prev: 22) – NFL.com
Via NFL.com: “The irony is that Bill Belichick would never have settled for that 56-yard field-goal try in steady rainfall if Tom Brady was still his quarterback.”
#19 (prev: 19) – CBS Sports
Via CBSSports.com: “They showed well against the Buccaneers. The best news is Mac Jones is improving each week.”
#18 (prev: 18) – Sports Illustrated
Via SI.com: “The Patriots are here because they are the best 1–3 team in football. It’s clear the rebuild is still underway, and that certain pundits (me) may have overestimated how quickly it would come together.”
#21 (prev: 21) – USA Today
Via USAToday.com: “They’re 0-3 at home for the first time since Robert Kraft bought the franchise in 1994. Burning it all down might be an option … if Houston wasn’t next on the schedule.”