For anyone who hasn’t been happy with New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones, Sunday saw him finally show some signs of life when they needed him to step up.

Some quick reactions from Saturday’s 22-18 New England Patriots’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Patriots are facing one of the better teams in the NFL this week the Cincinnati Bengals.  They are the defending AFC champions and narrowly lost the Super Bowl 23-20.  Their Offense is ranked #10 and is one of the better units in the league. 

Sunday’s debacle in the desert obviously has everyone feeling pretty miserable on this Monday, with the New England Patriots taking one step closer to punching out for the offseason in a few weeks instead of gearing up for a playoff run.

The Patriots, uncharacteristically for Bill Belichick-coached teams, played scared and made unforced mistakes in Sunday’s loss against the Raiders.

Nine thoughts heading into Sunday’s Patriots vs Raiders match-up for BIll Belichick’s club against Josh McDaniels’ team out in Las Vegas.

With the Patriots getting past the Cardinals Monday night, just one more contest from this two-game road trip is left as they continue trying to make their postseason push. And it’s a big one.

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones started off slow but ended up with a fairly solid outing, with Jones doing a decent job of adjusting to an extremely aggressive Cardinals defense.

The New England Patriots spent yet another NFL Sunday idle ahead of Monday Night’s showdown in Arizona, with Bill Belichick’s football team now finding themselves in a tough spot.

Heading into Monday night’s match-up, if ever there was a sense of urgency, it’s probably safe to say there needs to be a heightened state of it for the New England Patriots this week.

Thursday night’s New England Patriots loss against the Bills started off with a miscue and then a little bit of hope, but everything essentially went off the rails from there.

For a team that prides itself on special teams, especially given what happened just a few days ago, Thursday night’s breakdown out in Minnesota is one that was definitely surprising for Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots.

One thing that’s been interesting to follow has been Dan Orlovsky’s breakdown of the spacing in New England’s offense, with Orlovsky pointing out an interesting fact as it pertains to some of the issues that have made things challenging for Mac Jones in recent weeks.

Any New England Patriots fan who watched Monday night’s game will likely have a tough time getting the scene that played out before them out of their memories.

This week’s opponent is the Chicago Bears.  The storied franchise of the NFL is a long way from the old glory days.