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Patriots continue to benefit from strong rookie play from impressive first-rounder

The New England Patriots gift-wrapped a nice win away to the Pittsburgh Steelers at home in Gillette Stadium, 21-14, in Week 3 of the season. It was an early Christmas present for the worst Steelers team seen in these parts in ages. It was a winnable game that was turned into a loss by a Patriots team more than willing to give away the ball to Pittsburgh five times.

There were lots of negatives in this loss, that started (and ended?) with five turnovers, including two from fumble-prone running back Rhamondre Stevenson. In this game, he was joined by his replacement, Antonio Gibson, who also coughed up the ball.