PITTSBURGH -- Relief and exhaustion were written acro s ' face as the second-year quarterback addre sed the media following the ' 17-14 win over the in Week 2. Sunday's win came after a trying week for Jones, who overcame illne s and a back injury to lead New England to victory.In outplaying his counterpart, , Jones and his teammates rebounded from last Sunday's shaky season opener in Miami by defeating a Pittsburgh team that was flying high after its Week 1 upset win over the defending AFC champions. The Steelers weren't able to duplicate that magic on Sunday, however, with Jones doing his best impre sion in leading New England to victory."Obviously, we wanted to improve a lot of things," said Jones, Michael Brantley Jersey who won his 11th start in the . "We had a chance to do that throughout the week; that's where it all started. ... Offensive line played amazing, didn't really even get hit, so hats off to them. Run game, pa s game, they made it work, so that was something I was really proud of. That's something that we've got to keep doing."Jones not getting hit -- or sacked, to be more specific -- is not a good sign for the Steelers and coach Mike Tomlin, whose best player, , was out on Sunday and will mi s at least the next three games while on IR. Jones took advantage of Watt's absence, as he stood tall in the pocket while completing an array of completions through the middle of Pittsburgh's defense. Jones also went deep while delivering a ma sive blow just before halftime when he threw a 44-yard dime to that gave New England a 10-3 halftime lead. NELSON. AGHOLOR.: on New England Patriots (@Patriots) Unlike their lo s in Miami, the Patriots' early succe s throwing the ball ( had three big catches on New England's first drive that Corey Kluber Jersey ended in a field goal) opened things up for their ground attack. Led by , the Patriots ran for a workmanlike 124 yards on 31 carries. Harris' 2-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave the Patriots a 17-6 lead, three plays after recovery of muffed punt gave New England the ball at the Steelers' 10-yard line."It allows us to run the ball well when we beat man-to-man, because that's a defense's counter," Agholor said of the importance of New England's succe s through the air. "If we can pa s the ball when they go man, now they have to play zone, and we're able to gash them more down the middle."Jones frustrated a Steelers defense that a week ago sacked seven times while forcing five turnovers from the quarterback. While did come up with a pick in the first quarter to set up the Steelers' first points, Pittsburgh mi sed several other opportunities to come up with big plays against Jones. Jones made them pay during the game's final minutes, as his 5-yard run was one of three third-down conversions New England picked up before lining up in victory formation. "He's a smart, above-the-neck type of guy who was making his reads," Steelers defensive back told CBS Sports after the game when asked about Jones. "There's just things on the defensive side that we need to clean up to make sure we're more detailed with our a signments and things like that. Just making sure we're executing whenever we have a chance to."While Sunday's game reinforced Jones' ability to win games for the Patriots, Trubisky was unable to win over the home crowd in his first start inside Acrisure Stadium. Both quarterbacks completed 21 pa ses while throwing one interception. But Jones threw for 252 yards to Trubisky's 168 on 33 attempts. It marked the second time in as many games that Trubisky failed to reach 200 yards through the air."They had some things set up, and I thought we did a good job of taking it away," said Patriots veteran safety and Edwin Encarnacion Jersey defensive captain . "I thought they had a couple of plays where they had Diontae Johnson split the safeties and we did a good job of marrying up pa s rush and coverage." The big-play element, something that was mi sing last Sunday in Cincinnati, was again nowhere to be found inside the Steelers' offense. Rookie receiver , a standout during training camp, finished the game with one catch. Johnson finished as the Steelers' leading receiver with just 57 yards on six catches. was second on the Steelers with five catches with nearly as many receiving yards (40) as rushing yards (49). Grown man on CBS Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) It was Trubisky's decision to throw short to Harris that drew the ire of the fans on several occasions, particularly during the Steelers' final two po se sions. Both drives ended with Trubisky attempting short pa ses to Harris. Trubisky's final throw of the night, an incomplete pa s on third-and-2 from the Steelers' 28-yard line, led to a punt with 6:46 left. The Steelers never got the ball back as Jones and the Patriots ran out the clock."We can be better at everything," Trubisky said after the game. "I can be better at decision-making. We had some mi sed opportunities. I had some mi sed throws. We had a couple where we weren't on the same page. Bottom line, we've to go score more points. ... It just felt like we mi sed opportunities by me and the offense. There's a lot we can get better at." Steelers fans undoubtedly agree with their quarterback. But Bill Belichick, who improved to 13-4 against Pittsburgh since becoming New England's coach in 2000, came to the opposing quarterback's aid when asked about how his defense was able Kenny Lofton Jersey to prevent the Steelers from taking and completing deep shots downfield."Mitch did a great job of taking Najee on some of those checkdowns, and they had some gains there," Belichick said. "He read the defense well. We were back there, and he dropped it off. ... But I thought they took their checkdowns and certainly hit us on the perimeter with Johnson and the touchdown (from Trubisky to in the fourth quarter). The checkdowns to Harris probably were a little more productive for him than the running game was." Bill Belichick on defending the offense following Sundays win. BryanDeArdo (@BryanDeArdo) One game doesn't define a season, but it's safe to say that Sunday's game offered clear insight as to where both teams are two weeks into the season. Both teams have good defenses that are capable of winning games, although the Steelers' defense will have to get back to putting the quarterback on his back after failing to do so on Sunday. The Patriots showed that, if Jones can get into a rhythm early like he did on Sunday, that can open up the rest of New England's offense, specifically the running game. There's more to be concerned about from Pittsburgh's perspective. The Steelers continue to struggle to run the ball, and the lack of big plays from the pa sing game isn't making Harris' job any easier. If Pittsburgh is going to contend for a playoff spot this season, it's going to need more splash plays from Joe Carter Jersey the pa sing game, especially if the offensive line is going to continue to struggle to pry open holes for the running game.Fortuna