"It represented another close one for Mike Vrabel's team, as New England has played in three consecutive one-score games. Sunday was an especially frustrating one for Patriots fans, watching their team go down to defeat after committing five turnovers. The mistakes marred what was an otherwise solid performance, as New England out-gained Pittsburgh 369 to 203. Surveying the scene, ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky and NFL reporter Adam Schefter lamented the early-season missed opportunities for the Patriots during a Monday segment on " Get Up! ""
""They were thoroughly outplayed by New England," he said of Pittsburgh. "Thoroughly outplayed by the Patriots," Orlovsky repeated. "I watched the game going, 'How did New England lose it?'" Commenting about the multiple red zone turnovers from New England, he couldn't help but call out what he felt was a fortunate win for the visitors. "For me, the Steelers should have lost that game, should have lost Week 1, I'm unimpressed," Orlovsky said of Mike Tomlin's team."
The Patriots dropped to 1-2 after a 21-14 loss to the Steelers, converting five turnovers that directly affected the outcome. New England out-gained Pittsburgh 369 to 203 but failed to convert red zone opportunities into points. The team has now played three consecutive one-score games, with multiple self-inflicted errors costing wins. Early-season matchups against the Raiders, Dolphins, and Steelers produced opportunities for a 3-0 start that instead resulted in a disappointing 1-2 record. The turnovers and red zone miscues emerged as decisive factors in the defeats.
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