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Mistakes, historic Patriots futility and a smashed tablet: Bill Belichick is coaching his anti-masterpiece

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Bill Belichick stood on the sideline, red-faced and complaining.

On the scoreboard, his New England Patriots trailed the Las Vegas Raiders 19-17 with 1:59 left in the fourth quarter. Across the field, his former assistant coach, Josh McDaniels and a host of ex-Patriots players readied for a much-needed victory exhale, a feeling Belichick has known only once in six attempts this season, and barely that.