The optimism that was seeping back into Patriots nation was whisked away on Sunday afternoon in Houston as the Patriots fell into an early hole and weren’t able to crawl out. They once again fell short as Cam Newton’s Hail Mary heave was caught, but too short, too late to tie the game, and too late to salvage any slim hopes for a postseason berth.
Newton’s pass to Ryan Izzo was just a perfect microcosm to the season.
The loss was particularly brutal as Houston’s only wins prior to today were against Jacksonville. And then they probably lost Rex Burkhead for the season as they fear he tore his ACL after getting hit low when taking a pitch on a 3rd and 1 in the 3rd quarter.