Pair of 1-5 teams seek better fate as Pats, Jags meet in London

The Jacksonville Jaguars are desperate for a victory, while the New England Patriots are looking to end a losing streak while overseeing the continued development of their rookie quarterback.Each team will look to further those goals in their matchup Sunday in London, England, at Wembley Stadium.The rebuilding Patriots (1-5) have dropped five in a row since upsetting Cincinnati in Week 1. The Jaguars (1-5) are playing their second consecutive game in London after failing to put together back-to-back wins last week in a 35-16 loss to Chicago.Rookie Drake Maye is expected to make his second career start for New England after getting the nod in last week’s 41-21 loss at home against Houston.Maye, the Patriots’ No. 3 overall pick out of North Carolina, completed 20 of 33 passes for 243 yards, three touchdowns, two interceptions and an 88.3 passer rating against the Texans.”Excited. (We saw) a quick glimpse of what we can do,” Patriots wide receiver DeMario Douglas said this week. “When we put it all together, I feel like we can be scary.”Maye’s performance injected life into the Patriots’ offense, which ranks 31st in yards per play (4.3) and yards per pass attempt (5.5).The 21 points were a season high for New England.Patriots first-year head coach Jerod Mayo said his team needs to get off to better starts and sees an opportunity to do just that in this week’s matchup.New England has not scored on its first drive this season and has not picked up a first down in four of six opening drives.Mayo hinted at starting lineup changes entering this week’s game as well.”The common denominator is a lack of focus,” he said. “We’re in the middle of the season now and to have a penalty on the opening kickoff is unacceptable. It’s a lack of focus.”Jacksonville is treating this as a must-win game.

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