Fix pass protection

If Jones takes three first-half sacks like he did last week, the Patriots will be in much deeper trouble than they were at the Jets.

The Saints can be expected to attack the same area on their offensive line -- right tackle -- where Yasir Durant and Justin Herron allowed two sacks and a pair of hurries in Week 2. Damming up that stream of pressure might require more than possibly returning starter Trent Brown to health. The Pats should chip top pass-rushers Cameron Jordan, Payton Turner or Tanoh Kpassagnon with a tight end or a running back when necessary.

They can also run bootlegs away from them and go no-huddle to tire out New Orleans’ defensive front. Jordan, a six-time Pro Bowler, leads New Orleans in pressures and most often aligns to the offense’s right. Turner, a rookie, already owns one sack and has pressured opposing quarterbacks on 20% of his pass-rushing snaps.