The New England Patriots' defense was one of the league's best through the team's Week 14 bye. From there, it was all downhill.
The Patriots dropped three of their last four regular-season games and finished their campaign with a 47-17 wild-card loss to the Buffalo Bills. Outside linebacker Matt Judon, who tallied 12.5 sacks before the Week 14 bye and zero after, shared his take on what went wrong with the defense.
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Judon believes the defense's demise was a result of players trying to do too much rather than sticking with the scheme.