Although New England Patriots they were defeated 19-17 by Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the most anticipated game of the 2021 season of the NFL, Mac Jones, the rookie quarterback, knows that moral victories are useless.
“Here we do not have moral victories. Those are always forgotten, but we must take it for what it is and what it is worth and move forward, ”said the 23-year-old.
The Alabama graduate completed 31 of 40 passes for 275 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He was so focused that he recorded 19 complete passes in a row over the course of the game.
However, the interception was not a misreading of coverage or a bad pass from the rookie, but rather a pass that bounced off wide receiver Nelson Agholor and fell into the hands of safety Antoine Winfield Jr.
“I think we are moving in the right direction. We made good plays and played hard throughout the game, but I made a turnover. If you don’t lose the ball, you have a 90 percent chance of winning. It sucks to lose, but yeah, looking at it like this, we are progressing, ”said the rookie.
How to progress?
If what Jones says about moving in the right direction, the results will be seen in the match of Week 5, when they face the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. One of the advantages the rookie will have is that they will face one of the worst defenses in the league, as the Texans allow 401.8 yards and 29 points per game.
