Coming into Sunday’s game, it looked like an ideal opportunity for the Patriots’ passing offense to gain a little traction against a Raiders team that had been dismal defensively against the pass.
Just three weeks before, Mac Jones had been 28 for 39 for 382 yards against a similarly struggling Minnesota Vikings pass defense.
Instead, Jones and New England delivered one of the worst passing games of the year by any offense, especially given the opponent and ideal game conditions. Jones completed 13 of 31 passes (41.9 percent) for 112 yards in the 30-24 loss, a low point in his year of regression.