MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — The trip to South Beach was another reality check for the Patriots.
Super Bowl contenders? That dream quickly went out the window as the Pats limped to the regular-season finish line, finishing 1-3 in their final four games. Their 33-24 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday just pointed to the fact that these Patriots aren’t bringing home a seventh Super Bowl banner.
That doesn’t mean all was lost inside Hard Rock Stadium. Throughout the trials and tribulations that playing in Miami always seems to bring, there was one shining light:
Now, you might think this notion is crazy – because we all saw Jones have two costly turnovers – but the rookie showed enough guts down the stretch to make you believe that these Patriots might not be one and done come next weekend’s wild card round.