The New England Patriots dropped their Week 9 contest 20-17 to the Washington Commanders to fall to 2-7 on the year. Here is who caught our eye for better or worse upon live viewing.
Loser: QB Mac Jones. We’ll start by noting that the Patriots’ QB wasn't exactly helped on occasion (deep drop by Jalen Reagor, JuJu Smith-Schuster interception) and delivered a pretty ball to Hunter Henry for a touchdown. But, ultimately, Jones’ performance was again a negative against one of the worse passing defenses in football.
Jones’ struggles started early, as he missed a big throw on New England's first drive of the day when he sailed a ball to an open Tyquan Thornton downfield with clean protection.