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Patriots New Math: Three Passes, Two Completions, One Win

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Mac Jones, the Patriots’ rookie quarterback, threw a 12-yard pass to tight end Jonnu Smith in the first quarter on Monday night in Buffalo. In the fourth quarter, he threw an incomplete pass to wide receiver Nelson Agholor and a 7-yard completion to running back Brandon Bolden.

What was so interesting about those three seemingly unimportant passes? They were the only ones Jones threw all game.

In the face of strong winds in Buffalo, New England Coach Bill Belichick turned the clock way, way back and made the N.