The New England Patriots improved to 5-4 on the 2021 season with an impressive Week Nine victory over the Carolina Panthers.
J.C. Jackson intercepted Carolina quarterback Sam Darnold twice, including an 88-yard pick-six as the Patriots defeated the Panthers 24-6 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Patriots quarterback Mac Jones threw for 139 yards, with one touchdown and one pass ironically intercepted by Gilmore. Still, it was the Pats running game that would be their strength on Sunday, rushing for 151 yards collectively between Damien Harris, Brandon Bolden and rookie Rhamondre Stevenson. Defensively, the Pats were solid in all three levels, holding Darnold to 172 yards with three interceptions and zero touchdowns.
“I think it’s just a great example of a good team win. The defense did expectational, so hats off to them. I am super happy for those guys, so hopefully we can just continue to play well.”
The Patriots have won their past three games to improve to 5-4 on the season. Those performances come after a 2-4 start had many questioning New England’s placement in the AFC East and if Bill Belichick’s team was heading toward another disappointing campaign.
Jones believes his team is coming together at the right time and continuing to make progress every week.
“I think just when you look back on it, there is just reoccurring themes in terms of communication and I can do a better job with that. Part of it is just the inexperience, but there is no excuse for that,” Jones said. “I have been here for quite a while now and I can figure out the looks that I am not used to seeing, and just go from there. But, we have made progress every game I feel like. The big thing for us is don’t turn the ball over and I had two turnovers today so that is not good enough. I will look at it and see what I can do better.”
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