ESPN analysts on Patriots’ underwhelming early season results

A have a look at the Patriots’ first three video games in 2025: The Patriots fell to 1-2 to date within the 2025 season after shedding 21-14 to the Steelers on Sunday.

It represented one other shut one for Mike Vrabel’s staff, as New England has performed in three consecutive one-score video games. Sunday was an particularly irritating one for Patriots followers, watching their staff go all the way down to defeat after committing 5 turnovers. The errors marred what was an in any other case stable efficiency, as New England out-gained Pittsburgh 369 to 203.

Surveying the scene, ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky and NFL reporter Adam Schefter lamented the early-season missed alternatives for the Patriots throughout a Monday section on “Get Up!“

In a wider dialogue of the Steelers, Orlovsky switched to a Patriots perspective.

“They had been totally outplayed by New England,” he stated of Pittsburgh.

“Completely outplayed by the Patriots,” Orlovsky repeated. “I watched the sport going, ‘How did New England lose it?’”

Commenting concerning the a number of pink zone turnovers from New England, he couldn’t assist however name out what he felt was a lucky win for the guests.

“For me, the Steelers ought to have misplaced that sport, ought to have misplaced Week 1, I’m unimpressed,” Orlovsky stated of Mike Tomlin’s staff.

Schefter offered some higher-level perspective.

“The Patriots I feel need to be slightly bit disenchanted to open the season at residence in opposition to the Raiders, Miami, and the Steelers, had an opportunity to win all three and they’re 1-2,” he famous.

“They need to be 3-0,” Orlovsky added. “Gave the video games away. Each Patriots losses you are feeling like [were] self-inflicted wounds are the rationale why they misplaced.”

Trivia: Julian Edelman has the Patriots’ profession common season file for many punt return touchdowns with 4. Are you able to title the 2 gamers tied for second (with three every)?

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Trace: One was picked first total in 1984, the opposite was picked within the final eighth spherical in NFL Draft historical past.

Scores and schedules:

The Patriots misplaced to the Steelers 21-14 on Sunday, falling to 1-2 on the season. New England will face the Panthers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Additionally from Sunday, the Pink Sox misplaced to the Rays 7-3. Boston begins a brand new three-game collection on Tuesday in Toronto in opposition to the Blue Jays at 7:07 p.m.

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