New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones, right, is seated on bench near wide receiver DeVante Parker, left, during the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots gave up.
Down 24-0 early in the second half, hearing boos at home like they used to on the road, a week after the worst loss of coach Bill Belichick’s career, with quarterback Mac Jones on his way to the bench for the second straight game, the Patriots punted the ball away on a fourth-and-3 inside Saints territory.