Mac Jones is going through some growing pains in the NFL, and that was evident in Week 3.

The New England Patriots rookie quarterback passed for 270 yards, 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions in a home loss to the New Orleans Saints this past Sunday. Although those were Jones’ first 3 picks in the NFL, he also had only 1 touchdown pass over the Pats’ first 2 games.

There’s plenty of time for the former Alabama standout to figure things out this year, as New England still has 14 regular-season games remaining. But Jones will have to correct some issues, as will some of the other players around him in the Patriots’ offense.

On Tuesday, former NFL quarterback and ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky broke down on “NFL Live” what needs to happen in order for Jones to produce better results moving forward.

“The offensive line’s just not playing well enough, first of all,” Orlovsky said. “Those incompletions from last week, I think, are a little bit more tied to the reality of the game. They got down so big so quickly they had to try to push the ball downfield a little bit more. They’ve got to go back to some of their man-beating concepts that have been a part of their organization for a long time.

“But I think specifically with Mac, 2 things. No. 1, you’ve got to realize that right now the way defenses are playing in the NFL, you’ve got like 4 shots a game to create some big, explosive chunk plays, and those really swing the momentum and the end result of the game. When they’re there, you’ve got to take them.

“And then he’s got to transition his mind a little bit from, ‘Don’t hurt the team,’ to, ‘Find ways to help the team.’ And that’s going to be taking your eyes and instead of going short to deep, there’s plays — those 3 or 4 plays a game — you’ve got to believe that your eyes start deep and then bring them to short, and when you see it, trust it and let it go.”

Jones and the Patriots will seek better results when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC.