“There’s no magic sauce here,” Belichick said. Three plays later Winston connected with Marquez Callaway for a 7-yard touchdown. He returned it 46 yards to the Patriots 9. The Patriots had third down near midfield when linebacker Kaden Ellis pressured Jones, forcing a pass that was tipped and intercepted by Williams. The Saints turned defense into offense for their second score. Winston then put a bow on the 11-play, 69-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Kamara. They lost another early in the first quarter after left tackle Terron Armstead exited with a left elbow injury.īut after going three-and-out on their opening drive, the Saints got efficient, sweeping down the field mixing runs and passes, and a long third-down conversion to get inside the red zone. The Saints’ offensive line was already down one starter with center Erik McCoy (calf) ruled out. New Orleans overcame an early injury to take a 14-3 lead into halftime. “We’re mindful of it every week, but it had to be something that was put in our heads every day,” he said. He said having a plus-3 differential Sunday was huge. Saints coach Sean Payton harped all week on the Patriots’ impressive 108-7 record at home (including playoffs) since 2000 when they win the turnover battle. The Saints responded with a 13-play, 75-yard drive that ate up 6:45 and ended with at 4-yard run by Hill. The Patriots cut it to 21-13 following Jones’ 22-yard TD pass to Kendrick Bourne with 9:22 left in the fourth period. He returned it 34 yards and put the Saints in front 21-3. Jenkins was the beneficiary of the second INT, snaring a pass bobbled by tight end Jonnu Smith. Williams returned Jones’ first pick of the day 46 yards to set up a 7-yard TD pass by Winston in the second quarter.
“I can do a better job just sticking to my reads and being patient and letting things develop. “I think it just goes back to execution,” Jones said. He finished 30 of 51 for 270 yards and a touchdown.
New Orleans sacked Jones three times and hit him 11 times. Instead, he found himself under pressure for most of the day and threw three interceptions, two leading to Saints touchdowns.
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Mac Jones entered the day hoping to stretch the field after two games in which the passing attack was mostly underneath. He got support from a defense that made Patriots rookie quarterback’s life miserable.
Taysom Hill ran for a touchdown and Alvin Kamara rushed 24 times for 89 yards and had a receiving TD. A week after a career-low passer rating Winston showed better command of the offense, completing 13 of 21 passes for 128 yards.
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