The New England Patriots continued their late-season struggles down in Miami on Sunday afternoon. Plagued by another slow start, the Patriots found themselves in a quick 17-0 hole against the Dolphins and had to claw their way back from another first-half deficit.
Starting faster seemed to be the clear message from the group these last two weeks, but the Patriots, once again, came out flat and couldn’t shake the heat in Miami. They’ve been outscored 51-17 in the first half in games versus Buffalo, Indianapolis and Miami, and in all three of those games came within a possession in the final minutes.