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BALTIMORE \u2013 In the grand scheme of things, Sunday night was the best thing to happen to the Patriots.<\/p>\n

Their 37-20 loss to the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium serves as a system re-set on just how wonderful everyone thinks this team is.<\/p>\n

Everyone, including the players themselves, wanted to know how they would handle a step up in competition and intensity. Devin McCourty led that charge after the Patriots\u2019 ho-hum 27-13 win over the Browns a week earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s opinions and there\u2019s truth. And the truth is, however we play, the stats and all of that, that\u2019s what it is. Opinion is we\u2019re probably not as good as people think and all of that, but I think for us as a defense, that hasn\u2019t changed. We\u2019ve never been as good as people think. We\u2019ll try to continue to win games, and people will continue to say we\u2019re not as good, but at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is each time you step on the field is you can get a win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Against the Browns, the effort was good enough. Against the Ravens Sunday night here in Baltimore, it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Even on a good day, the Patriots make a few mistakes but their overall execution usually makes up for it. Sunday night, there were too many mistakes and not enough execution.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/NCJytPOtEM0<\/a><\/p>\n

From the Shalique Calhoun neutral zone infraction on fourth down in the first quarter that gave the Ravens a new set of downs at the Patriots 3 to an Adam Butler offsides in the second quarter, extending an eventual scoring drive to Julian Edelman\u2019s fumble leading to a 70-yard touchdown return by Marlon Humphrey, the Patriots just couldn\u2019t get out of their own way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is really not much to say tonight,\u201d Bill Belichick noted in a quiet and somber tone. \u201cObviously, we didn\u2019t do anything normal, certainly didn\u2019t coach well. Give them credit. They were better than we were tonight, certainly the better team. We all have to do a better job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if there was anything specific that he didn\u2019t have his team prepared for, Belichick said, \u201cIt\u2019s obvious.\u201d<\/p>\n

What was obvious from the get-go was that the Ravens, coming off a bye, were much more prepared than the Browns to pinpoint weaknesses in the defense and execute accordingly. Namely, the Ravens were able to attack the Patriots with a running attack that stretched out the defensive line from sideline to sideline. With the Patriots conscious of Lamar Jackson, the Ravens countered by gashing the line of scrimmage with Mark Ingram to the tune of 115 yards, including a killer 53-yard run that led to a 12-yard touchdown run from Gus Edwards.<\/p>\n

The Patriots fought back in this game the way they always do and appeared ready to take the lead to open the third quarter. Then Edelman\u2019s fumble happened as Patrick Onwusaor punched the ball free and Marlon Humphrey was there to scoop and score.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have got to move on,\u201d Edelman said. \u201cIt put us in a hole. You cannot turn the ball over against a team like that. I felt like I let my team down, but you have got to move on. It just was not our day. You have got to tip your hat to the Baltimore Ravens, they played a good game.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Patriots made their mistakes but they also might have found something just as valuable. In giving up on a traditional power run game with the tight end and fullback, the Patriots finally turned up-tempo on their second drive and had more success running from the spread with Sony Michel and James White, in very limited glimpses. That could be a big, big factor heading down the stretch as they desperately try to find a way to move the ball on the ground.<\/p>\n

And in Mohamed Sanu, Brady has apparently found another reliable receiver to pair with Julian Edelman. With N’Keal Harry presumably ready to join the receiving corps after the bye, the Patriots should not struggle as much with the red zone as they have in the first nine weeks.<\/p>\n

Still, the Patriots head into a bye with a losing taste in their mouth. That has always made them a little nastier. Now, they have this one to sit on for two weeks before taking on the Eagles in Philly on Nov. 17.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnytime you lose, it sucks,\u201d McCourty said. \u201cWe\u2019ll sit on this one for an extra week, but I think sometimes an extra week can be good. We\u2019ll get to watch the film. When a team has success on you, you\u2019re going to see some of those plays again. Nobody has Lamar Jackson, but we\u2019d be crazy to think things that they did tonight, we won\u2019t see again. So, it\u2019ll be good as a defense and as a team to be able to get in-depth on some of the things that have hurt us throughout the season. We have to be mature enough to get better as a football team.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCourty has always offered the right perspective. For eight weeks, it was how not to let a win get in the way of the next game. Now, he and the Patriots defense have an extra week to sit on their first loss of 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to get back to work,\u201d McCourty said. \u201cIt\u2019s not the first game we\u2019ve ever lost. We\u2019ve got to get back to work and go play better the next time we\u2019re out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dont\u2019a Hightower, with his team down 17-0, was yelling at his teammates on the sidelines Sunday night. The message was pretty simple.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust to keep playing. When you\u2019ve been playing games like we have the first couple of weeks of the season, and it\u2019s been a smooth ride, we got guys who have been here a while,\u201d McCourty told me. \u201cWe haven\u2019t gone undefeated during a regular season. I think he was just telling the guys to just keep playing. A part of this game is character. Keep playing each down, even when the game is out of hand and it\u2019s not going your way, you keep playing. That\u2019s something you have to do every time you step on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for whether the Patriots see Lamar Jackson and the Ravens again in the postseason, McCourty and Belichick were in total agreement: That\u2019s not the focus right now. And it shouldn\u2019t be.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it happens, it happens. For us, they\u2019re not on the schedule,\u201d McCourty added. \u201cWe have to just be ready to play the games we have left on the schedule to get to wherever that\u2019s going to be. That’s more important than worrying about seeing them again. It’s us making sure we\u2019re going to be where we want to be, and the rest will work itself out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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