“I’ve got to do a better job.”
That’s the line Brian Hoyer repeated over and over Monday night after his two red-zone gaffes helped doom the New England Patriots in a 26-10 loss to the heavily favored Kansas City Chiefs.
Making his first start in a Patriots uniform but his 39th at the NFL level, the 34-year-old quarterback took a boneheaded sack on the final play of the first half and ended another promising drive with a lost fumble on third down.
These plays occurred at Kansas City’s 13- and 10-yard lines, respectively, with the Chiefs nursing a narrow 6-3 lead.