Despite Mac Jones and the Patriots starters being under center to open their preseason matchup against the Carolina Panthers Friday night, things did not get off to a hot start.
The Patriots offense went three-and-out on their first two possessions against Carolina, who was largely playing their backups.
“Yeah, it was a little bit of a rocky start, but that’s kind of how it goes when you haven’t played for a little bit,” Mac Jones explained postgame. “You’ve just got to continue to play, and the guys on our team, we came together, kind of operated, didn’t freak out or anything, just carried on and get our mojo back and keep everything going forward.