SOFT SERVE: After his team’s sixth straight loss Patriots coach Jerod Mayo didn’t mince his words. “Look, we’re a soft football team across the board,” Mayo said. Nicole Yang writes that the Patriots can’t even hang their hats on toughness or effort.
RUNNING ROUGHSHOD: Sparked by a backup running back in Tank Bigsby, Jacksonville rolled up a whopping 171 rushing yards against the once-proud Patriots run defense. Christopher Price suggests that maybe we underestimated the importance of Ja’Whaun Bentley.
BAD IS BAD: The Patriots aren’t good at any phase of football right now. It’s hard coming up with even one thing the team is doing well, writes Ben Volin.
DISTANT PAST: The once undisputed crown jewel of the NFL has been reduced to a tarnished imitation of their former selves, unable to shine in the spotlight of the international stage. Tara Sullivan looks at the state of the Patriots.
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD: Mayo had plenty to say after the humiliating loss. Amin Touri has more from the Patriots coach.
SUSTAINABILITY: The Patriots actually jumped out to a 10-0 lead. Quarterback Drake Maye said the team needed to figure out how to sustain the momentum. Emma Healy has more.
ROOKIE REPORT: It was a mostly solid day for Maye, who was 26 for 37 for 276 yards and a pair of touchdown passes. But it was another rough week for Ja'Lynn Polk, who went without a catch on three targets and left the game in the second half with a head injury.
Christopher Price looks at how the rookies fared.
PATRIOTS MONDAY: Mayo will face the media on Monday to answer for his team’s sixth straight loss. Check back here for what the coaches and experts are saying.
KEEPING WITH TRADITION: Rob Gronkowski will be among those honored at The Tradition on Nov. 20 at TD Garden. Tickets for the annual sports awards program are available on the event's website. The others to be honored are Terry Francona, Dee Brown, Brad Park, Scott Hamilton, and Dara Torres.
AMAZING EXPERIENCE: Bill Belichick made an appearance at a corn maze carved in his likeness at the West End Creamery in Whitinsville.
AROUND THE LEAGUE: Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score in his Pittsburgh debut to lead the Steelers to a 37-15 win over Aaron Rodgers and the Jets. ... Patrick Mahomes overcame two interceptions to deliver a few big plays with his feet and the Chiefs remained the league’s only undefeated team,
beating the 49ers, 28-18. ... Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in the Lions’ 31-29 victory, handing the Vikings their first loss in a back-and-forth game befitting of the NFL’s strongest division. ... Brandon McManus kicked a 45-yard field goal as time expired to give Green Bay
a 24-22 victory over Houston.
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