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New England Patriots specialists breakdown: Stephen Gostkowski, Ryan Allen are among NFL's best

This is the final installment in our series breaking down the New England Patriots roster position-by-position. On Thursday, we look at the specialists.

Stephen Gostkowski's missed extra point in the AFC title game was one of several uncharacteristic miscues contributing to the defeat at eventual Super Bowl champion Denver.

Gostkowski had converted an NFL-record 523 consecutive extra points before misfiring early in the conference championship game. Afterward, Gostkowski said, "I lost the game," calling it a "nightmare scenario."

Now, the veteran Patriots kicker must move on.

He recently told ESPN's Mike Reiss,"I just think the way the game ended, at the end of the game, it kind of hit me, and you only have 10 minutes to think about what to say [to the media].