If the Cardinals’ 20-17 loss to the Patriots on Sunday comes back to haunt them in their quest to return to the playoffs for the first time in five years, they’ll remember a sequence of three events that transpired in a manner of just 57 seconds.
That’s how it long it took for a potential victory to fall into the jaws of defeat at Gillette Stadium. Three pivotal moments in less than a minute. And it could end up costing them well into next year.
It started with 1:47 left to play on a cool, sunny New England afternoon.