Patriots quarterback Mac Jones added to his interceptions total so far this season early on in Week 12’s game vs. the Giants with two badly thrown picks.
The second interception caused more of a social media reaction, though, as fans saw the pick as inexcusable. Jones was attempting to throw a short pass to receiver Demario Douglas, but the ball was intercepted by Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke, who then ran it back for 55 yards.
What is he doing?? 😭 pic.twitter.com/3EVQhhmrtH
— JM Football (@JomboyMediaFB) November 26, 2023
Jones understandably looked defeated after the play as he walked off the field. That was his 12th interception of the season. He no longer leads the NFL, though, as Commanders quarterback Sam Howell has thrown 13.
Backup quarterback Bailey Zappe came in to start in the second half.
There was a question of whether Jones would even start in Sunday’s game as coach Bill Belichick was hesitant to commit to him after the team’s loss to the Colts in Germany. Jones’s role will likely be up for question again after Sunday’s game.
NFL fans were quick to bash Jones’s performance in the first half. Take a look at some of the social media reactions, most of which called for the Patriots to make a quarterback change.
Mac Jones' second pick is his fifth or sixth WTF throw.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) November 26, 2023
Probably time to get him out of there.
That's enough of Jones forever. https://t.co/Q1GIOaQWxG
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) November 26, 2023
Mac Jones is gonna look damn good in a Hamilton Tiger-Cats uniform next season.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) November 26, 2023
And this concludes the Mac Jones Experiment pic.twitter.com/ifhJ6XphBL
— lindsey ok (@lindseyyok) November 26, 2023
Mac Jones is not it. The Patriots have to regroup from him. When he skipped to that stage at the draft we thought “oooohhh what a perfect Pats QB”. We were dead wrong. They have ruined one another. This looks sad as hell.
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) November 26, 2023
Tom = Patriots Way.
Throw that 💩 in the trash.
Mac Jones is the Michael Jordan of tanking.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) November 26, 2023
Mac Jones picked off again…
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) November 26, 2023
Time to get benched?pic.twitter.com/pqCEj6wVeM
2023 Mac Jones is the closest thing we have to a regular guy playing QB
— Theo Ash (@TheoAshNFL) November 26, 2023
Mac Jones after throwing another INT but Patriots fans in the stadium erupt in cheers and start chanting his name pic.twitter.com/bVgaeSZQB9
— GhettoGronk (@TheGhettoGronk) November 26, 2023
