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Putting Sony Michel’s performance into context following the Patriots loss in Detroit

It may be sagging a bit, but the sky isn’t falling in Foxborough.

Collecting back-to-back double digit losses for the first time since a forgettable 2002 season certainly stings a bit — and it should. Tallying just 209 yards and 10 points on 47 plays against a Detroit defense — a unit that, in the previous two weeks, allowed a combined 78 points to the Jets and 49ers, and was without its best pass rusher on Sunday — fails to inspire even a modicum of confidence.

There is no shortage of deserved criticism that could (and will) be doled out following a debacle like Sunday night’s performance at Ford Field.