FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The good news is that the New England Patriots are where they want to be heading into their bye week, winners of four straight games following a 21-13 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. They are 6-2 and remain a top AFC contender.
The not-so-good news: Quarterback Tom Brady's goal of having the offense feel good about itself heading into the midpoint wasn’t realized because the unit couldn’t reverse a troubling trend Sunday.
Too many 3s. Not enough 6s.
And at times, those 3s weren’t even a guarantee because kicker Stephen Gostkowski – who entered the day with just one miss in 17 field-goal attempts – was off the mark twice (both from 43 yards).