This crazy Mac Jones stat proves he’s perfect QB for Bill Belichick

The New England Patriots pitched a shutout against the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night, defeating their former Super Bowl rival 25-0.

Truth be told, the scoreline didn’t properly reflect how much the Patriots overmatched their opponent.

Had a couple of offensive drives not stalled out in plus territory, we could’ve been looking at another 40-point outburst.

While the defense is garnering most of the postgame attention, we’d be remiss if we didn’t recognize Mac Jones’ performance.

Aside from one greedy throw getting picked off, Jones was flawless yet again. In terms of things that caught our eye, the Alabama product’s accuracy and toughness in the pocket under pressure were on full display.

However, what about his poise during the two-minute drill? Per Jeff Howe of The Athletic, the rookie has now led a scoring drive in the final 27 seconds of the first half in FIVE straight games.

Patriots QB Mac Jones already knows how to run the two-minute drill

There’s nothing Bill Belichick loves more than adding points to the scoreboard in the waning moments of the first half — especially when the Patriots receive the second half kick-off — so this will definitely help Jones earn more brownie points.

New England took over possession on their own 32-yard line with two timeouts and 1:37 left on the game clock. It’s not like we’re talking about having to go 70 yards with zero timeouts to get into field goal range, but if we’re holding Jones to a rookie standard, what he pulled off was pretty darn impressive.

Here’s what that drive looked like:

• Completion to Brandon Bolden for nine yards
• Completion to Kendrick Bourne for nine yards
• Timeout
• Completion to Jakobi Meyers for 18 yards
• Completion to Nelson Agholor for six yards
• Sack
• Completion to Meyers for 10 yards
• 44-yard FG from Nick Folk with no time remaining

You hear that? That’s the rest of the NFL quivering in fear that Belichick has gotten his hands on another two-minute drill savant.

Is it too early to put Jones on that pedestal? Perhaps, but it’s also a rarity for first-year quarterbacks to be dominant while operating in rushed situations, and Jones has nearly been perfect in that department this season.

What impressed us the most about this particular drive is that Jones didn’t get flustered after he got sacked. That would shatter the confidence of most rookies, but the 23-year-old picked himself up and connected with Meyers to set up a very manageable field goal for Folk, who still hasn’t missed in 2021!

Patriots fans already know this, but it’s time for the rest of the NFL to acknowledge that Belichick found a gem in Jones.

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