The New England Patriots may not have come out of their bye feeling particularly confident. And, perhaps, that’s a part of the reason why they suffered a 27-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
The Patriots committed one mental mistake after another — from a blocked punt allowed, a handful of false start penalties, a delay of game penalty, and a red-zone interception from quarterback Mac Jones — and New England could not dig themselves out of an early deficit.
Following the game, Jones pointed to practice as one of the reasons why the team wasn’t ready for the game in Week 15 — not even after their bye.