Mac Jones is an absolutely perfect fit for the New England Patriots.
Instead of honing in on the six-game winning streak and his second 300-yard game, Jones was focused on missed opportunities in the 36-13 victory against the Tennessee Titans. Jones finished the day throwing 23 of 32 for 303 yards and two touchdowns, with a 72 completion percentage.
He did fail in some circumstances to score touchdowns, as Nick Folk finished the day with five total field goals that added up to 15 points. Jones discussed these missed opportunities in detail following the game.
“I think just execution in the red zone,” Jones said, via WEEI. “The goal is to score points and the best teams in the league are like 70 percent on touchdowns and we can be better there getting up to that number. But at the end of the day when you have control of the game, the goal is to get points and obviously we want to score touchdowns. That happened later, I guess and it just needs to continue to improve and we’ve put a lot of stress on it so there’s nothing that the coaches aren’t doing or anything. It comes down to us and executing.”
There was a hilarious moment where Jones thought he rushed for a first down and he was clearly three yards short — but, that didn’t stop him acting like he moved the chains.
“I didn’t think I got the first down. I thought they were going to call it. I slid like head first or whatever but it didn’t count. It is what it is,” he said. “I didn’t know there wasn’t a flag thrown. That was just a rookie – rookie error there.”
The rookie continues to show improvement and his biggest test is ahead with the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts and Bills again in the next three weeks.
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