Mac Jones was pulled late in the third quarter of the Patriots' 38-3 loss against the Cowboys on Sunday, when he had three turnovers. Two of them led directly to touchdowns for Dallas in what was New England's worst loss in its 24 seasons under Bill Belichick.
For the last three years, New England has made habit of beating the teams below them in the standings while losing to virtually every team above them. Will that change Sunday?
Per CBS Sports, since the field expanded to a 12-team postseason format in 1990, teams that begin the season 0-3 have just a 2.5% chance to make the playoffs.
It's easy to make a case for either team Sunday because both teams are kind of in the same boat. Solid defenses that keep them in it most weeks, but offensively challenged.
Isn't a W or an L the only stat that really matters? Mac is now 2-7 in his last nine starts dating back to last Thanksgiving, with the two wins coming against backup QB's.
It's the first time since 2001 the Patriots are 0-2 to begin a season and its the first time in the Belichick era the team has trailed by at least 10 points in each of the first two games of a season.