Sunday was the second straight humiliating loss for the New England Patriots. While the mood in the locker room was somber after the game, the players still have hope that they can turn things around. 

Returning home after two games on the road, the Patriots were shut out at Gillette Stadium, falling to the New Orleans Saints 34-0. And on top of that, Mac Jones was benched once again and replaced by Bailey Zappe. 

Yet despite being beaten in all areas of the game, the players voiced their hope when speaking with the media after the game, explaining what needs to be fixed going forward. 

Here is what they said:

Hunter Henry

"Just go back to work, man. That's really what it's all about. It's just not good enough at any level. It's not how we want to play football, it's not how we want to do things. So we've just got to be better. I don't know if I have all the answers for you right now, to be honest with you, but we have to find those answers very, very fast.”

David Andrews

“I think you've got to go back to – starting over, right? Go back to the fundamentals and keep it in the simplest form. It's tough. We put a lot into it each week, and to go out there and not put your best foot forward on Sunday is tough. We've got to come in and get back to work. That's really all I know to do. We can't lay down, can't quit. It's a long year. We're going to come back in and go back to work. That's all I know to do.”

“Look, I think the biggest thing is, let's just start over. Come back to work. Like I said, I don't know anything else to do but come back to work, work hard, push, pry and do everything I can to try to put our best performance out there Sunday. That's what I'm going to try to do this week, and I think we've got a lot of people in the locker room that are going to try to do that.”

Deatrich Wise Jr. 

“We’re still a great team. We just have got to keep working on a few small things. I know I keep saying that, but I believe in our team. I believe in our offense. I believe in our defense and our special teams. We have a lot of great guys who are mentally strong and motivated to keep improving.”

J.C. Jackson

“We lost. Just got to step back and get ready for next week. I mean that was a tough loss, I’ve never lost like that here but we want to get back to work.”

Ezekiel Elliott

“Just the men in this locker room, we have a bunch of good dudes who are coming to work and doing everything they can to help fix this thing so just getting back to work, coming together and not dividing. That will be the biggest thing, just coming together to support each other and continue to get to work.”

“I think we need to take care of the football, that’s what we need to change. It’s hard to go out there and win with three turnovers, so let’s take care of the football and see where it takes us.”

Kendrick Bourne 

“Just keep working hard. Go back to our working habits. Work, it’s all about hard work. We have got to work harder in practice, we have to try harder and just do better individually, personally, and as a group.”

“Yeah I do, I feel like the plays were there, we have just got to make them. Sometimes we have got to make harder catches or whatever it may be but I feel like the plays were there. A lot of them showed their self and we have just got to finish and as athletes we have to make the play better.”

Bailey Zappe has promising mindset during every game with Patriots

Focused on what he can do to help the team.