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Jordy McElroy

Twitter reacts to worst Mac Jones meltdown yet vs Giants

Whoever said things couldn’t get worse likely jinxed New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones.

The third-year signal-caller came into Sunday’s game already on thin ice for his ugly Week 10 performance against the Indianapolis Colts. Yet, against a bad New York Giants team, Jones turned in his worst first-half meltdown for the Patriots this season.

He went 12-of-21 passing for 89 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions in the first two quarters. There was also a near strip-sack fumble by Jones that the Patriots managed to recover.

With all of the questions surrounding the quarterback position, Jones didn’t do himself any favors in proving he was more deserving of the starting job over Bailey Zappe. Some of his throws in the game were mind-numbingly bad. If he wasn’t missing receivers, he was throwing the ball to the other team.

It has been an absolute mess of a performance from a player that was once viewed as the longtime answer at quarterback in New England. Here’s what fans were saying on Twitter after Jones’ pitiful first half against the Giants:

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