If ever there was a game to dig a grave and bury the football, this was it. The headlines below tell most of the sordid tale, beginning with Drake Maye – and the coaching staff by proxy. This loss was a complete 3-phase effort.
Last week I wondered if the win vs. Pittsburgh would start a streak, and now I’m wondering the same thing, but in reverse. The Steelers were one of eight teams that won yesterday after losing last week. (If they watched any Patriots highlights from Week 3, they probably felt
even worse about Week 2.) But the point is, the team bounced back competitively and they beat the 2-0 Bengals.
The Pats face the juggernaut Bills next week. Buffalo was a loss waiting to happen Sunday but overcame five turnovers to beat the Chargers 24-16, with Josh Allen punching in two rushing TDs and James Cook running for 154 yards. Can the Pats bounce back like that? Right now, the Magic Eight Ball waffles between “Very doubtful” and “Reply hazy, try again.” That’s what the entire team will have to do… Try again.
TEAM TALK
Post Game Notes, Patriots-Jaguars: Marcus Jones snags his first pick of the season, Efton Chism has first pass completion of his career, Caleb Lomu sees first action at right tackle, Mitch Wishnowsky had a 73-yard punt, the second-longest in his career; More.
Evan Lazar’s Game Observations: 8 takeaways from the 35-6 loss in Jacksonville. “The Patriots need to get their young quarterback right, and fast, or the season will get away from them…“
Gamebook: Full Patriots at Jaguars stats.
Post Game Quotes: Patriots – Jaguars not yet available.
Post Game Pressers: Mike Vrabel – Drake Maye – Christian Gonzalez, Marcus Jones, Kevin Byard III, Christian Elliss, and Romeo Doubs.
LOCAL LINKS
Steve Balestrieri says there’s no sugarcoating this one as the Patriots get buried and Drake Maye implodes.
Mark Daniels gives us 7 Patriots takeaways as Tommy DeVito replaces shaky Drake Maye in blowout loss.
Mark Daniels goes inside a quiet Patriots locker room after the blowout loss; Can the Patriots fix Drake Maye?
Chris Mason’s Patriots Notes: Drake Maye joins Drew Bledsoe on unwanted list, Patriots defense wilts in key areas, Mike Vrabel’s message and one silver lining.
Matt Vautour says Drake Maye’s ‘unacceptable’ performance is derailing the 2026 Patriots.
Karen Guregian writes, Priority No. 1 for the Patriots is mending a broken Drake Maye.
Nick Goss considers pushing the panic button after Drake Maye’s latest woeful performance.
Doug Kyed considers what is wrong with Drake Maye after his issues hit a new low.
Mike Reiss highlights Drake Maye calling the offense and his own play ‘unacceptable’.
Andrew Callahan tells us how the Patriots explained what’s wrong with Drake Maye.
Karen Guregian says Drake Maye was a mess yesterday and it’s spiking the panic meter.
Doug Kyed looks at how the Patriots have few answers for struggles in run game.
Doug Kyed picks through the best and worst to see what we learned from the Pats embarrassing 35-6 loss.
NATIONAL NEWS
Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Drake Maye: This has to be a turning point.
Around the NFL (NFL) Week 3: What we learned from Sunday’s games. 1. Jaguars dominated, 2. Nightmarish day for Maye. “Drake Maye’s seven turnovers are the most by a Patriots player in the team’s first three games of a season over the last 30 years.”
Gilberto Manzano (SI) Week 3 Lessons: Why seven seconds could define Cowboys’ season; Plus, the 49ers continue to win despite costly injuries, Marcus Mariota deserves a raise, and we might have crowned Drake Maye too soon.
Albert Breer (SI) Week 3 Takeaways: Bills had a chance to show their character; Plus, the Ravens mastered a late-game situation, Talanoa Hufanga explains his pick-six, Maxx Crosby talks 3–0 Raiders and more.
John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 3 grades for all 32 teams. Patriots F, Jaguars A+.
Mike Kadlick, Eva Geitheim (SI) Week 3 Winners and Losers: Drake Maye looks nothing like the 2025 MVP runner-up; Plus Aaron Rodgers turned back the clock, the Chargers are 0–3 and Brian Flores has the Vikings’ defense rolling.
Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Week 3 Winners and Losers: What has happened to Drake Maye and the Patriots? ‘My concern level is very high for this football team.’
Carter Bahns (CBS Sports) NFL Week 3 winners, losers. Loser: Drake Maye.
Matt Verderame (SI) Week 3 Good, Bad and Ugly: Jaguars, Patriots headed in opposite directions; Plus, Baltimore pulled out a stunning win over Dallas with late-game heroics.
Zachary Pereles (CBS Sports) Week 3 overreactions: Pats officially have a Drake Maye problem.
