FOXBOROUGH — The last time the Patriots allowed a special teams touchdown, Marshawn Lynch played for the Bills, Fred Taylor played for the Pats and Tom Brady had played in only three Super Bowls.
Ninety-nine games have passed since C.J. Spiller ran a kickoff 95 yards to the endzone against the Patriots in Sept. 2010. In those ninety-nine games, the Patriots, as solid a special teams group as you'll find, hadn't surrendered a single touchdown on special teams.
They gave up two Sunday.
In the aftermath of this brutal 35-28 loss, much will be made of what the Pats don't have.