"You're 11-3, you're in a situation that I don't anybody expected you to be in. I don't know if you expected to be in that situation."
"You have to hold up. Let's not panic."
"I'm sure Monday [Patriots coaches] were highly, highly critical of everybody involved," McCourty noted. "I'm sure they went through everything, talking about exactly what you just said. We're up 21 points. If we make four plays in the second half, we probably win the game."
"That's the thing as a coach. There's a fine line of creating a sense of urgency on, 'Hey, it's this time of year.' But also not turning it into a panic situation because you lost one game," said McCourty."
The Patriots lost to the Bills 35-31, ending a 10-game winning streak while remaining 11-3 and a game ahead in the AFC East, near clinching a playoff spot. Devin McCourty advocated calm, saying the team should hold up and not panic despite the setback. McCourty suggested coaches were highly critical in meetings, reviewing missed plays that allowed a comeback after a 21-point lead. He emphasized the coaching balance between creating urgency late in the season and avoiding panic after a single loss. The Bills represent a challenging potential postseason matchup for New England.
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