Patriots lose sixth straight, falling to Jaguars 32-16 in London

LONDON — The Patriots are returning dwelling from London with one other loss after falling to a determined Jacksonville Jaguars group, 32-16, at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. 

New England has now misplaced six straight and sits at 1-6 on the season. Sunday’s loss will make for an extended flight again to New England for Jerod Mayo’s squad.

“We’re a comfortable soccer group throughout the board,” Mayo stated after the loss. “You speak about what makes a tricky soccer group, that is with the ability to run the ball, with the ability to cease the run, and with the ability to cowl  kicks. We did none of these issues immediately.

“Again to the drafting board,” added Mayo. “We won’t sit right here and pout. We simply need to put a sport collectively.”

Issues began effectively for the Patriots, who scored their first opening-drive landing of the season after a pleasant sequence by Drake Maye and firm. That opening-drive rating was capped off with a 16-yard catch-and-run landing by operating again JaMycal Hasty, because the Patriots transformed on three third downs to take a 7-0 lead.

The Patriots added a discipline aim early within the second quarter to construct a 10-0 lead, but it surely went downhill from there.

The Jaguars crushed the New England run protection, dashing for 171 yards on 39 carries — good for 4.4 yards per try. Jacksonville ran the ball 19 straight performs at one level within the second half, and the Patriots did little to cease it. Tank Bigsby lived as much as his title, plowing by means of the New England protection for 118 yards and two touchdowns.

Maye battled once more in his second profession begin and made some throws that can make New England followers be ok with the longer term. The rookie QB accomplished 26 of his 37 passes for 276 yards and a pair of touchdowns. 

Jaguars scored touchdowns on remaining three possessions of first half

After the Patriots kicked a discipline aim early within the second quarter, the Jaguars discovered the top zone on every of their subsequent three possessions to utterly flip the sport. 

The Jags scored their first landing on an eight-play, 68-yard drive. After Trevor Lawrence moved the ball downfield with a 24-yard reference to Christian Kirk, Jacksonville picked up 23 yards on two straight runs. The Jags obtained on the board when the Patriots left Brian Thomas broad open in the midst of the sector for a straightforward six-yard landing reception.

The New England offense went three-and-out, and Jacksonville took their first lead of the sport with a six-play, 82-yard landing drive highlighted by a 58-yard bomb from Lawrence to Thomas over Patriots nook Christian Gonzalez. A couple of performs later, Bigbsy plowed into the top zone from a yard out to present the Jaguars a 14-10 lead. 

The Patriots went three-and-out once more and gave the ball again to Jacksonville proper after the two-minute warning, although the Jags did not have the ball for very lengthy. Parker Washington fielded a 66-yard punt from Bryce Baringer and returned it 96 yards for a landing, and the following 2-point conversion gave Jacksonville a 22-10 lead with 1:34 within the half.

The Jaguars scored 22 unanswered factors within the second quarter whereas the New England offense turned in three straight three-and-outs, selecting up simply 19 yards over these three drives.

Patriots get new life after defensive stand early in fourth quarter

The Jaguars added one other discipline aim on their first possession of the second half, and although the Patriots picked up a primary down on their first drive after halftime, they punted it again when Maye was practically picked off on a nasty third-down move.

Whereas the Jags ran everywhere in the New England protection on their subsequent possession — which ate 11:24 off the clock and went into the fourth quarter — the Patriots got here up with a giant stand deep in their very own territory. Bigsby had run for 43 yards on the drive, however was stuffed on a fourth-and-1 carry on the New England 6-yard line.

Maye and firm took over, and wanted simply 2:48 to march 94 yards downfield and into the top zone. Maye hit Hunter Henry for 32 yards on a third-and-8, after which Kayshon Boutte down the left sideline for 33 yards to set the Patriots up on the Jacksonville 19.

Two performs later, Maye hit Okay.J. Osborn with a bullet of a move for a 22-yard yard landing. The Patriots could not convert on a two-point attempt, as Maye’s move to Ja’Lynn Polk fell incomplete. The Pats trailed 25-16 with 8:22 left within the sport.

Patriots’ offense would not do something with remaining probability

The Patriots’ protection got here up with one other cease and obtained the offense the ball again on the New England 12-yard line with 3:58 remaining. However the drive stalled after New England moved the chains simply as soon as.

Dealing with a third-and-2, Maye scrambled and fired off an incomplete move downfield to Henry. However Demontrey Jacobs was flagged for an offensive maintain to arrange a third-and-12, and Travon Walker beat Mike Onwenu to sack Maye forward of the two-minute warning.

Maye’s desperation heave on fourth-and-26 was tipped and fell incomplete. Bigsby ran for an additional landing because the Jaguars doubled up on the Patriots on Sunday for simply their second win of the season.

Up subsequent for Patriots: The New York Jets

The 1-6 Patriots will now return to Gillette Stadium for a Week 8 showdown with the New York Jets, who beat them 23-3 in New Jersey in Week 3. The Patriots have gained simply as soon as on their dwelling turf during the last two seasons.