In a season full of close calls and heartbreaking losses, this may have been the worst one for the Patriots.
After a deflating pick-six by none other than Travon Diggs put the Cowboys up with just 2:21 remaining, Mac Jones immediately responded by hurling a 75-yard touchdown to Kendrick Bourne and then converting the two-point conversion to give the Patriots a 29-26 lead with just over two minutes to go. It was supposed to be the game that turned it all around… until it wasn’t. The Cowboys drove the field to tie the game and eventually win with a walk-off touchdown in overtime.
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The Patriots are now 2-4 with all four losses coming at home. It is the first time they started 0-4 at home since Drew Bledsoe‘s rookie season. Moral victories and silver linings do nothing for the actual NFL standings but how do the power rankers see the Patriots six weeks into the season?
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#21 (prev: 19) – ESPN
Via ESPN: “Mac Jones’ strong start had things looking up even in a season-opening loss.”
#18 (prev: 17) – Pro Football Talk
Via PFT: “There’s no column in the standings for moral victories.”
#21 (prev: 22) – NFL.com
Via NFL.com: “The Patriots gave the Cowboys all they could handle, but it still wasn’t enough to keep New England from suffering its fourth consecutive loss at Gillette Stadium.”
#24 (prev: 21) – CBS Sports
Via CBSSports.com: “They fought hard against the Cowboys, but the reality is they didn’t slow them down much on defense.”
#21 (prev: 18) – Sports Illustrated
Via SI.com: “The defense is there, the offense is not, and the Patriots have now let two games slip out of their grasp in Foxboro. “
#23 (prev: 26) – USA Today
Via USAToday.com: “Damien Harris could be New England’s first 1,000-yard rusher in five years … of course, these days, that only means you need to average 59 yards a week”