The New England Patriots played one of their most frustrating games of the year on Sunday, closing out the regular season with a 33-24 road defeat against the Miami Dolphins.
Here are 10 takeaways from that game.
1. New England has another slow start. The Patriots were back to starting slowly again on Sunday. After getting absolutely gashed on defense by the Dolphins to open the game, the offense ended its first possession on a pick-six thrown by Mac Jones. Then, after another drive that went nowhere, the Dolphins went 77 yards in 15 plays to go up 17-0.