FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots spent heavily this offseason hoping to patch the holes of a team that finished 7-9 in 2020 and on the outside of the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
Through six games of 2021, those efforts have added up to them being exactly where they were this time a year ago.
Sunday’s 35-29 overtime loss to the Cowboys was rife with many of the same issues that have plagued the Patriots (2-4) throughout this season, from costly turnovers to difficulty executing on third down.
This latest setback also has crystallized just how much the defense misses having cornerback Stephon Gilmore in the secondary.