Patriots lose their sixth straight game
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The Patriots are returning home from London with another loss after falling to a struggling Jacksonville Jaguars team, 32-16, at Wembley Stadium on Sunday morning. New England has now lost six straight and sits at 1-6 on the season. With starting left tackle Vederian Lowe ruled out even before the Patriots took the trip to London, the team had to string together yet another starting offensive line combination. The combo of Demontrey Jacobs, Michael Jordan, Ben Brown, Layden Robinson and Michael Onwenu was the seventh different configuration in the first seven weeks of the season.
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However, things started well for the Patriots, who scored their first opening drive touchdown of the season after a nice series by Drake Maye. The Patriots added a field goal early in the second quarter to build a 10-0 lead, but it went downhill from there. The Jaguars crushed the New England run defense, rushing for 171 yards on 39 carries rushing for 4.4 yards per attempt. Jacksonville ran the ball 19 straight plays at one point in the second half and the Patriots did little to stop it. Tank Bigsby plowed through the New England defense for 118 yards and two touchdowns. The Jaguars scored 22 unanswered points in the second quarter while the New England offense turned in three straight three and outs, picking up just 19 yards over those three drives. Maye battled in his second career start and made some throws that will make New England fans feel good about the future. The rookie QB completed 26 of his 37 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns.
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 won just once at home over the last two seasons.
