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there were 3 game changers, and one for each of your units
on offense, crumpler cost NE 4 points
on special teams, the stupid fake punt call gave the jets 7 points
and on defense that horrible catch and run they allowed to cotchery after NE's O just got back to down 14-11 , killed the pats momentum
those 3 mistakes is why NE lost, that and the jets D really came to play
Good observations on individual plays. In some ways, this reminded me of the divisional game in 2006 against the Chargers (I thought the Chargers were a much better team overall than the Pats that year but let the game slip away). And taken to the extreme, what the Pats did yesterday is pretty much the reason the Chargers were not in the playoffs over the Chiefs. NFL games typically have a low mistake threshold between winning and losing, and the Pats made more of them.
I am not going to dole out scapegoat awards, especially not to Crumpler who was not used heavily as a receiver this year and otherwise showed up to play. There are plenty of other names on the Pats who assisted in this outcome - Chung, Welker, Brady, etc. This was a team loss.
In the end, woulda, coulda shoulda.
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