SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The passing game for the New England Patriots has yet to get off the ground this season behind veteran Jacoby Brissett. Another inept performance through the air has only heightened the questions about when the Patriots will turn the offense over to hyped rookie Drake Maye.
Brissett failed to reach 200 yards passing for a fourth straight game, threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, lost a fumble and took six sacks in a 30-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday that was just the latest rough outing for New England's offense. “I understand the product isn’t what we want right now,” Brissett said. “But we’re still in the process of figuring out how to make the best product.
We can do that.” It just hasn't happened yet and definitely didn't happen against a banged-up Niners defense that came in allowing the third-most yards per play in the NFL. Rhamondre Stevenson lost a fumble for New England (1-3) on the second drive of the game — his fourth straight game with a fumble — and Brissett followed with a pick-6 to Fred Warner on the next possession that put the Patriots in a 13-0 hole they could never escape.
“We kind of really beat ourselves,” Brissett said. “We get it going, and then something happens. Honestly, we’re not good enough to hurt ourselves and the defense.
” The Patriots scored three times, with two coming on drives that started in San Francisco territory as the offense has been unable to gen.
