New England Patriots Postgame Quotes 12/24

Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, December 24, 2022

Q: Mac, with about six minutes in the third quarter the team had about 70 yards total offense. Obviously you finished with 285, which means a lot of offense in the last 18, 20 minutes or so of the game. What clicked? Was it different play calling? Personnel groupings? What clicked in your eyes?

MJ: I think obviously tough loss for us here. Definitely things I want to do better. And just got to keep working, got to watch the film and keep working together I think. We didn’t quit. We fought hard and at the end of the day, we got to score more points. And we got the ball moving a little bit. But just want to capitalize and score more points. So falls on me as a quarterback. And super disappointed, but also a lot to look back on and realize that we have fighters on this team. And that’s tough to say in a loss, but we do, we have fighters on this team. I thought everybody on our offense and defense and special teams fought to the end.

Q: Just your interpretation of what led to the unsportsmanlike penalty on you at the end?

MJ: I think obviously there’s a little bit of a pile there and then the ball squirted out actually into another pile. I went over there and tried to grab the ball to save the game. So at the end of the day, you’ve got to take your chance and try to get the ball, got to compete for the ball because it’s a live ball until somebody holds it up in the air. You got to go get it, and that’s what I tried to do.

Q: We saw the impact Kendrick Bourne had when he was a focal point of the offense. Why do you think those opportunities where he’s been getting the ball consistently in big situations like that have come so few and far between, especially when it comes to throwing down field?

MJ: I think KB, he’s a great teammate, and he’s one of my closest friends. Every time I’ve seen him, he’s had a smile on his face, even in a situation like that at the end of the game where we’re trying to…