FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots held a fourth-quarter lead, but ultimately allowed the Seattle Seahawks to earn a 23-20 overtime victory Sunday afternoon.
Here are five takeaways from Gillette Stadium:
Defense can't get crunch-time stop
The Patriots limited the Seahawks' offense through the better part of 55 minutes, and then Seattle's offense stepped up when it needed to. The Seahawks tied the game after a nine-play, 42-yard drive resulted in a game-tying field goal with less than one minute remaining in regulation. And after the Patriots received the overtime kickoff and failed to record a first down, Geno Smith again led the offense down the field for a game-winning drive in the extra period.