The support of his teammates meant a lot to Jones, who eventually walked off the field alongside Bill Belichick. The final one came during desperation time, with Marshon Lattimore picking off a deep ball intended for Nelson Agholor with 15 seconds to play. That went off Jonnu Smith’s hands, right into the hands of Malcolm Jenkins, who took the ball back 34 yards for a score. Right out of the locker room, on his first pass. The second one came at the start of the third quarter. That set up a Saints score in the second quarter. On the first pick, Jones was harassed in the pocket, stepped up, and delivered a dying quail, which landed in P.J. That took away Jones’ security blanket on third down, and his best blitz-pickup protector from the running back group. But that first down proved costly with the Patriots losing James White, who was carted off with a hip injury.
