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Patriots rebuild more pain than growth right now | Chris Mason

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Before the Patriots took the field at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday afternoon, Jerod Mayo had one final message for his team in the visitors’ locker room.

“The last thing I told the guys, ‘It’s all about us,’ Mayo said. “I said, ‘It’s about us’ It’s not about anybody else. It’s about us.”

If that’s true, than what transpired over the next 60 minutes was quite an indictment on where the Patriots are in their rebuild.

In a 34-15 loss, New England looked like a JV team for three quarters.