The Patriots lost a wild game to the Ravens 37-26 in the 2022 home opener on Sunday, dropping the team’s record to 1-2.
Adding to New England’s problems was the fact that quarterback Mac Jones suffered a leg injury on his final play in the fourth quarter, and had to be helped to the locker room.
Here are a few takeaways from an up-and-down day:
Second-half mistakes tilted the game away from the Patriots.
The Patriots committed four second-half turnovers, dooming any possibility of a getting a win on Sunday.
As always with turnovers, they seem to coalesce neatly with the fault lines of the game in retrospect.