The rookie quarterback completed 23 of 32 passes and eclipsed his previous high of 307 yards in New England’s 54–13 rout of the New York Jets on Oct. 24. Kendrick Bourne made a pair of TD catches Sunday while Jakobi Meyers had a team-high 98 receiving yards for the Patriots (8–4).
The Patriots’ league-leading winning streak is their longest since they opened the 2019 season with eight straight victories.
Dontrell Hilliard rushed for a career-best 131 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries for Tennessee (8–4). The fourth-year rusher was elevated from the practice squad by the injury-depleted Titans ahead of last week’s loss to Houston.
D'Onta Foreman also rushed for 109 yards on 19 carries. Ryan Tannehill passed for 93 yards on 11-of-21 passing with one touchdown and an interception for Tennessee.
It was the Titans’ second straight loss following a six-game winning streak. Tennessee held the No. 1 seed in the conference coming into the day. New England entered as the third seed behind the Baltimore Ravens (7–3), who host Cleveland on Sunday night.
New England led 16–13 at halftime. Nick Folk’s fourth of five field goals had the Patriots on top 19–13 early in the third.
Late in the quarter, Jones connected with Bourne for a 41-yard score down the sideline that was set up by a timely block from Meyers.
Folk added a 52-yarder in the fourth quarter before Damien Harris rushed for a 14-yard touchdown with 4:38 remaining to put the game away.
The Patriots scored on their first possession of the game, with Jones hitting Bourne on a 4-yard fade in the corner of the end zone to make it 7–0 with 7:37 left in the first quarter.
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine dove low into the end zone on a 1-yard pass from Tannehill with 14:29 to play in the second quarter, but Randy Bullock missed the extra point.
Three straight Folk field goals put the Patriots up 16–6 before Hilliard broke loose for a 68-yard touchdown run with 37 seconds left before halftime.
