The New England Patriots opened the 2021 regular season with a 17-16 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon.
Here’s an initial glance through what went into the encounter at Gillette Stadium as a new era begins 0-1.
Alabama products go back and forth under center
The quarterback once sitting ahead of Mac Jones on the Alabama depth chart witnessed the first start of his NFL career. And as Tua Tagovailoa did so, the rookie drafted one spring and 10 selections after him went 29-of-39 passing versus Miami.
It began with a play-action backwards pass that went in the books as a blindside sack and fumble for the consensus All-American.