Whether blowout victory or heartbreaking loss, Bill Belichick opens every postgame press conference with a statement offering his own assessment of what transpired.
“Well, this is the third time we’ve been in this situation this year,” Belichick began Sunday evening.
It was the fourth loss in a row and the fifth on the season, so at first the coach’s phrasing was curious, but he wasn’t just referring to losing. More specifically, he was talking about having a chance to win on the last drive of the game — and falling short.
Cam Newton was stopped on the 1-yard line in Seattle.