Patriots Lose to the Seahawks 31-24

The back and forth continued, as Seahawks kicker Steven Hauschka’s 41-yard field goal put Seattle back on top 22-21 with 2:52 remaining in the third quarter.

But the Pats fell short in both areas Sunday night, falling 31-24 to the team they hadn’t played since the 2015 Super Bowl when a goal line interception captured the team’s fourth title. And we still had timeouts, so time really wasn’t going to be a factor on our side. They have a lot of good players. So I would have to say I appreciate what our fans did for us. “I think it goes without saying”.

Regarding the decision to call a QB sneak on first down from the 2, Brady explained the Patriots “were trying to get as close as we could”. “We kind of got engaged, and it just went from there”.

By rediscovering their offense and solidifying their defense with a game-saving goal-line stand, the Seahawks beat the Patriots, 31-24, on Sunday night.

With 14 seconds left in the game and New England at the 1-yard line and trailing by a touchdown, Gronkowski motioned out to the far left with Chancellor following in man-to-man coverage.

Carroll was thrilled that the game came down to the final play when Chancellor defended Gronk into nothing.

With seven games to go, Arizona needs to pick up a game on the Seahawks before Week 16, when they will take the trip to Seattle to play them again.

Opposing them was a Patriots offense that is assembled with an array of weapons from the other-worldly Rob Gronkowski, the dependable Julien Edleman, and the risky Martellus Bennett.

The turning point occurred when newly-returned safety Kam Chancellor wrestled the ball away from Pats’ wide receiver Julian Edelman (who had picked up an inexplicable third-and-25 conversion earlier in the game). Chancellor appeared to have forced a fumble on Gronkowski on a similar play in the first half, but it was overturned upon review. But there was no flag.

Brady said the injury wasn’t his knee and Jim Gray referred to it in the interview as a quadriceps issue. “It could have gone either way”. Seriously, how f***ing cowardly do you have to be to show your support for a politician by displaying that politician’s paraphernalia, but then refuse to answer even the most benign follow question on the topic? On first-and-10, from the Patriots’ 18, Russell Wilson escaped the pocket as the Patriots’ pass rush couldn’t get to him against a notably futile Seahawks offensive line.

The Patriots have employed a bend-but-don’t-break approach to defense this season, but that strategy isn’t very effective without players capable of eventually derailing drives with big plays and sacks. “I mean, we’d be here all night talking about every play and 15 things that could’ve been different on each play”, he said.

Quarterback Russell Wilson has typically been at his best outside the pocket, making plays with his feet. “This is the way we play ball”. But on weeks where their offense fails – as it did on the final drive against Seattle – their defense isn’t proving to be good enough to carry them. “Great team. They have everything going for them – the best quarterback that’s ever played”. They did a good job of letting the players play. It’s a long season. Well, here we are, with seven games remaining. Our whole season’s ahead of us.