A pair of Patriots are thriving out on the West Coast.
Former New England QB Mac Jones improved to 3-0 this season as a starter for the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday — helping his team beat the Rams in overtime, 26-23, at SoFi Stadium.
Starting in place of injured QB Brock Purdy once again, Jones completed 33-of-49 for 342 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a passer rating of 100.9.
“I don’t really pay attention to much to it,” Jones told ESPN’s Nick Wagoner of San Francisco entering the game as 8.5-point underdogs . “[San Francisco coach] Kyle [Shanahan] came up to me, and he was pissed about it.
“He’s like, ‘Dude, I can’t believe they moved us to underdogs again,’ or like more [extreme underdogs] or whatever. And I’m like, ‘I don’t know what that means really, [bu