HOUSTON — Sunday afternoon, Mac Jones departed NRG Stadium with his second career victory as the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots. The former Alabama product led the Patriots to a 25-22 comeback win over the Houston Texans.
Jones put on a solid outing throwing for 231 yards with one touchdown and an interception in the win, but lost the head-to-head battle against his draft mate Davis Mills. And for the second time in three weeks, Mills’ performance eclipsed the rest of his quarterback peers from the 2021 NFL draft.
Of the six rookie quarterbacks who started Week 5 of the regular season, Mills threw for a league-best 312 yards with three touchdowns — bouncing back considerably from his atrocious outing against the Buffalo Bills the week prior.