It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that Patriots coach Jerod Mayo benched offensive tackle Demontrey Jacobs in favor of Sidy Sow, but at that point, the damage was done.
The Patriots gave up 24 points in the second quarter of a 34-15 loss to the Dolphins Sunday, and Jacobs struggled from the outset. He committed three costly penalties in the first half — one false start and two holds — and gave Miami’s Chop Robinson little resistance in his path to the quarterback (Robinson finished with 1.5 sacks and three quarterback hits).
So why did Mayo wait until the fourth quarter to bench him?