Patriots teammates confident Mac Jones can put poor showing behind him

Mac Jones wasn’t good this past weekend. He knows it, his coaches and teammates know it, and everyone who watched Sunday’s drubbing in Dallas knows it. The performance raised obvious long-term concerns, but what matters most in the short term is how Jones responds. Back home at Gillette Stadium, the Patriots have begun putting Sunday’s blowout behind them as they look ahead to the New Orleans Saints. That includes Jones, who was back on the field at practice Wednesday and who teammates say has been his usual self this week...