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FOXBOROUGH, Ma s. -- Week 1 always has a unique kind of buzz to it, doesn't it? It's the beginning of a new season, a clean slate for all 32 teams acro s the NFL, and hope abounds that this year could result in a Super Bowl run. That's pretty standard for every club you'll find. But some teams also have the buzz of a young quarterback taking the reins for the first time, which is unique in its own right. It's Rashard Higgins Jersey that type of anticipation that's been foreign in New England for e sentially two decades until Sunday when first-round rookie made his regular-season debut as the Week 1 starter vs. the . As you'd expect with any young quarterback, there were some growing pains (highlighted by a nearly lost fumble on the ' opening drive), but certainly more good than bad from Jones as he takes his first steps in the league. As the game moved forward, the Alabama quarterback's confidence noticeably improved and even grew to a point where he started to look like anything but a rookie.Look no further than Jones' best throw of the day where he connected Duke Johnson Jersey with on a perfectly placed ball on a wheel-route on a third-and-11 conversion late in the third quarter. on third down!! | : / Patriots app New England Patriots (@Patriots) Jones finished his first start in the NFL completing 29 of his 39 throws (74.3%) for 281 yards and a touchdown. However, the Patriots were unable to come away with the win, falling to Miami, 17-16 at Gillette Stadium. And that's Jaelen Strong Jersey where the glaze in this honeymoon phase of having a new quarterback starts to di sipate.Self-inflicted mistakes by the Patriots proved to be the buzzkill in Jones' debut, highlighted by eight penalties for 84 yards and four fumbles (two lost). New England also largely failed to cash in for touchdowns when they reached the red zone, converting on just one of their four trips in Week 1. Despite leading the Dolphins, in time of po se sion, total yards, and first downs, New England's 2021 season -- and the Jones era -- begins at 0-1."I think we can get better," Jones Joe Schobert Jersey said postgame. "That's just how we have to look at it. Definitely wasn't good enough, starting with me. So we've got to watch the film. We lost, so it's not good enough." Jones is right that the Patriots can get better as these mistakes should be able to be coached out of them as the season ages. That said, Sunday's opener lo s brings with it a solid reminder that could easily be lost in the hoopla of Jones' arrival: He won't be able to carry the Patriots and be the cure-all that some elite quarterbacks are throughout the league. One day that may be the case, but in 2021 Jones will likely need to be a mere piece to New England's potential playoff puzzle rather than the key cog.When a Ozzie Newsome Jersey team collectively creates a mountain of mistakes like the Patriots did Sunday, it's too tall of a task to expect any rookie quarterback to overcome, no matter how many boxes Jones has checked off to this point.If you're a Patriots fan, you need a Mac Jones jersey before the next game! . The Mac Jones era in New England has begun in New England. How will the rookie fare this season and what does it mean for the rest of the Patriots' players? Plus, get insight from our resident Patriots insider, Tyler Sullivan. If you already have the CBS Sports app, make sure to pick the Patriots as your favorite team for up-to-the-minute news.