LB Quintayvious Hutchins and LB Dre'Mont Jones are both out, while TE Eli Raridon and S Craig Woodson are questionable, as the 1-1 Patriots look to build on last week's home win.

New England's defense-driven start puts it in position to hand Jacksonville its first regular-season home loss since October.

New England's linebacker depth takes a hit for Sunday's road game as final designations came out Thursday.

New England ranks No. 1 in scoring defense and third-down defense and hasn't allowed a red-zone touchdown through two games, the team's best defensive start since 2019.

Linebackers Quintayvious Hutchins and Dre'Mont Jones, TE Eli Raridon and S Craig Woodson did not practice as New England prepares to travel to Jacksonville.

Maye has thrown four interceptions and posted back-to-back sub-80 passer ratings for the first time since his rookie year, but teammates including Mack Hollins say their confidence in him hasn't wavered as New England (1-1) heads to Jacksonville.

Cornerback Carlton Davis returned to full practice this week after missing New England's win over Pittsburgh, but the Patriots are still working through a rash of injuries, including guard Mike Onwenu's season-ending broken ankle.

Rookie edge rusher Elijah Ponder (a fumble-recovery touchdown and three tackles for loss) and receiver Romeo Doubs (96 receiving yards) gave New England reasons for optimism last week even as the offense continues finding its footing.

New England improved to 1-1. Maye went 14-of-22 for 208 yards, no TD, 1 INT, 3 sacks, and has 4 INTs in two games. A.J. Brown's sprained ankle (4-6 weeks) left Maye without his top target. TreVeyon Henderson had a 39-yard TD run in his season debut. Maye: "Definitely not where we want to be."

Starting guard Mike Onwenu suffered what was reported as a broken ankle and will miss time; rookie Caleb Lomu could fill in. Vrabel disputed that Maye's interception was tipped and took blame for a penalty on consecutive timeouts. Vrabel: "I blew it. Yeah, I blew it."

New England moved to 1-1 behind a defense that forced two Aaron Rodgers fumbles and four sacks, but longtime RG Mike Onwenu was carted off with a fractured ankle. New England also lost LB Dre'Mont Jones, TE Eli Raridon and two safeties to injury in the same game; TreVeyon Henderson scored a 39-yard TD in his season debut.

Maye threw an interception in the win over Pittsburgh, giving him 4 through two games — already halfway to last year's full-season total. New England managed only 13 offensive points despite the win.

New England improved to 1-1 as its defense held Pittsburgh to 235 total yards and sacked Aaron Rodgers four times, including an Elijah Ponder fumble-return touchdown. QB Drake Maye went 14-of-22 for 208 yards with an interception; he has thrown 8 INTs over his last 6 games.

WR A.J. Brown (ankle) and TE Julian Hill (ACL) were already out; RG Mike Onwenu was hurt Sunday and could miss extended time. TE Eli Raridon, DE Dre'Mont Jones and S Craig Woodson also left the win over Pittsburgh early.