The New England Patriots did what they could to keep the ball out of Mac Jones’ hands at the outset of their 17-16 loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 1.
The quarterback threw the ball just once with two dropbacks on his seven-play opening drive. By the end of the first quarter, the Patriots ran the ball 10 times and threw it five times. New England was winning time of possession (8:40), but was losing, 7-0.
Jones didn’t have a passing play that went for more than 20 yards until 26 minutes into the game.