The nor’easter would not be escaped on a sunny Sunday in Florida.
The Jacksonville Jaguars made sure of it with a 35-6 runaway win over New England Patriots at EverBank Stadium.
Here’s a glance back on the 1 p.m. ET kickoff as the visitors head back into the elements with a 1-2 record.
Maye unravels with fifth, sixth and seventh turnovers
Four turnovers had been tallied through two games. The 2025 NFL MVP runner-up tacked on more against the Jaguars.
Drake Maye completed 14-of-25 passes for 199 yards on Sunday. The Patriots quarterback found no touchdowns,
two interceptions and one lost fumble along the way.
Taking the field in “12” personnel, the opening drive brought a 21-yard comeback route to move the chains. But things soon gave way to a punt under pressure. Any semblance of fast start stayed at bay on the second drive, as well. That was the case as Maye, looking deep, saw the football slip out of his right hand while stepping up in a clean pocket. A fumble recovery by defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton was the result on the way to a 7-0 New England deficit.
A three-and-out sack followed before the Patriots got on the board with a field goal off a takeaway of their own. But by halftime, New England’s QB stood with a can’t-have-it interception at the goal line to go with the fumble. Travis Hunter was there waiting on third down in the back of the end zone as the seconds ticked down versus Efton Chism III. No throwaway. No points. And the first career pick for the former Heisman Trophy winner.
The erratic play did not depart at the half. Maye was intercepted again with 1:03 left in the third quarter as corner Jarrian Jones blanketed his man. Thrown late and inside, a 28-3 game it became on the subsequent snap.
And a 35-6 game it would be by the time backup quarterback Tommy DeVito took over midway through fourth quarter.
Hollins draws nine targets, taunting
The wide receiver depth chart had been carried by Romeo Doubs in the first game following A.J. Brown’s high ankle sprain. The former Green Bay Packer accounted for 96 of the position’s 131 receiving yards last week against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
But at EverBank Stadium, Mack Hollins led the undisciplined offense with nine targets, six catches and 87 yards. The eldest statesman was penalized for taunting down by 25 points. Before then, he had picked up a back-shoulder pass for a first down as well as a stiff-arming gain of 21 on third down.
Behind him, Doubs, who was flagged for offensive pass interference, caught three passes for 49 yards. The rest of the room was buoyed by a DeMario Douglas 38-yard gain and a Kyle Williams 34-yard gain.
Backfield rotation rushes for long of seven
After losing his 10th career fumble last week in Foxborough, Rhamondre Stevenson knew his grip would be tested in Jacksonville. The starter hung on for 22 yards across seven carries and 16 yards across three catches. A downhill conversion on fourth-and-inches was among them.
TreVeyon Henderson got his share, too, after sprinting into the backfield for a 39-yard touchdown in his September debut. The No. 38 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft was involved by the offense’s second snap and finished with 29 scrimmage yards through nine touches on Sunday.
New England’s running back rotation managed to rush for long of seven yards. Corey Kiner, acquired at the 53-man roster deadline, was the one to get it in the closing stages.
147-game veteran checks out at right guard
A broken right ankle sent Mike Onwenu to injured reserve after the home opener at Gillette Stadium. And in the absence of an offensive lineman whose tenure dates back to the 2020 draft class, an August signing was turned to on the road.
Sunday would be the 147th game and 106th start in Greg Van Roten’s NFL career. But the 36-year-old CFL alum was announced as questionable to return before halftime due to a thigh injury. Walter Rouse replaced him at right guard for his first offensive snaps of September. That was the move next to right tackle Morgan Moses, who had given up an early pressure and was penalized for holding as a 21-yard touchdown scramble disappeared on Sunday.
The rest of the starting unit went forward with center Jared Wilson, left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker and left tackle Will Campbell. Two sacks were in the cards for Jacksonville’s pass rush. No. 28 overall pick Caleb Lomu reported as a jumbo tight end for New England before taking over at right tackle in the fourth quarter.
Lawrence delivers three touchdowns, one pick
“I think he is just much more decisive and comfortable. I think you could always count on some turnovers, maybe three or four years ago. I don’t think that is necessarily the case now.”
Trevor Lawrence lived up to what Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters during his midweek press conference. The Jaguars quarterback completed 19-of-29 passes for 182 yards with three touchdowns and one turnover on Sunday before backup Quinn Ewers took the keys.
Jacksonville got the afternoon underway with penalty flags and two quick punts. The third drive stayed alive with conversions on third down, however, and ended with a 12-yard touchdown over the middle to wide receiver Josh Cameron.
Marcus Jones was in position to respond. He turned a tipped ball from a trade pickup’s coverage into an interception at the 11:13 mark in the second quarter. But the Jaguars answered right back with old friend Jakobi Meyers slicing through zone coverage for a 10-yard touchdown. By halftime, the offense stood 3-of-6 on third down and 2-of-2 in the red zone while averaging 5.5 yards per play.
And the Patriots captain and nickelback who picked off a pass before intermission was tried on back-to-back throws in the red zone after it. Favorite target Parker Washington capitalized on the size advantage with a 17-yard touchdown as Jacksonville’s lead extended to 21-3 and then some.
Veteran Carlton Davis III made his return opposite All-Pro Christian Gonzalez and had a hand in one tackle for loss one pass breakup on screens. Safeties Jaylen Reed and Kevin Byard III accompanied the cornerbacks with Craig Woodson on the wrong side of questionable due to a shoulder injury and Dell Pettus on injured reserve. Amid the attrition in the secondary, Mike Brown got the call as a standard elevation from the practice squad.
Young edge rushers split New England’s lone sack
The Patriots ruled out veteran Dre’Mont Jones on the final injury report and placed rookie Quintayvious Hutchins on IR soon after. But the outside linebacker room traveled to Duval County with what it had.
It had a Cal Poly product who arrived as an undrafted free agent in 2025 and an Illinois product who arrived at No. 50 overall in 2026. Elijah Ponder started on Sunday. Gabe Jacas rotated in. The young tandem entered the afternoon having already combined for two sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and one touchdown in September.
Both were flagged for neutral zone infractions during an afternoon in which the Patriots collectively racked up nine penalties. But both split the defense’s only sack in bending fashion, as well, at the 3:02 mark in the third quarter.
Rounding out the edge department, New England recently promoted Jose Ramirez from the practice squad to the active roster and he notched the game’s initial tackle in kickoff coverage. The starting base front on Sunday included Milton Williams, Cory Durden and elevation Jeremiah Pharms Jr. in the middle of things. The defensive linemen were joined off the ball by the blitzing Robert Spillane, Christian Elliss as well as waiver claim Darius Muasau.
Jacksonville’s two-headed backfield of Bhayshul Tuten and Chris Rodriguez Jr. finished the outing with 110 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns while averaging 4.78 yards per carry.
Wide right
The Patriots signed Mitch Wishnowsky to the 53-man roster after consecutive weeks as a standard elevation. The former Ray Guy Award winner was called upon twice against the Jaguars, handling a long of 73 as well as holding duties.
Kicker Andy Borregales went 2-of-3 on field goals versus the Jaguars. A product of Florida’s Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory and the University of Miami, he split the uprights from 35 yards away in the second quarter before missing badly wide right from 38 yards away in the third quarter.
That was the case after missing wide right from 47 yards away last week. Borregales headed back out to convert from 40 yards in the rout’s final frame.
