For the primary time in over 20 years, the Patriots and trainer Bill Belichick will start a season and not using a win thru two weeks following a difficult loss to the Dolphins in primetime.
Miami’s 24–17 victory over New England dropped the membership to 0–2 at the yr, a document no longer noticed below Belichick since his 2nd season in Foxborough in 2001.
On an evening the place the Patriots crawled again from a 17–3 halftime deficit, the overall dagger of their comeback bid got here on a wild fourth-and-4 with a minute left in legislation. While a valiant effort, a last-gasp pitch from tight finish Mike Gesicki to offensive lineman Cole Strange (sure, you learn that appropriately) fell in need of extending the sport as the large guy used to be in the end dominated in need of a primary down after an impressively improvised hook-and-ladder.
In addition to sealing the Patriots’ destiny, the demanding end resulted in any other disappointing stat at the evening for New England, as Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa turned into the primary QB to win his first 5 video games in opposition to Belichick.
WHAT A PLAY 😱
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— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) September 18, 2023
With Sunday evening’s affair now in the back of them, Belichick’s Patriots, similar to they’ve for twenty-four seasons, will now return to the drafting board in seek for solutions so as to add to an ever-growing checklist of cunning answers.
Of route, given the workforce’s popularity for making changes, New England will glance to get again on course in Week 3 as opposed to the Jets with a view to steer clear of what could be their first 0–3 get started since 2000. For now, Patriots enthusiasts can a minimum of take solace in the truth that the ‘01 season ended with Brady’s first Super Bowl championship.