FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots have been adept at masking most of their issues this season.
After a 1-2 start by New England that seemed to offer at least a sliver of opportunity for someone to end its streak of nine straight AFC East titles, it hushed those rumblings by running off six straight victories.
But recent injuries, mounting issues on the offensive line and mistakes on defense returned during a 34-10 loss at Tennessee on Sunday.
It left coach Bill Belichick with a refrain he repeated both after the game and again Monday when asked for his assessment.