Patriots Working To Figure Out Passing Attack by Thursday Night

By: Brendan McGair, Associated Press

Coach Jerod Mayo and quarterback Jacoby Brissett believe the New England Patriots were only a few plays away from a 2-0 start to the season not many expected from them.

After opening with a 16-10 win at Cincinnati, the Patriots fell to the Seattle Seahawks 23-20 in overtime on Sunday.

“You put yourself in position hopefully to make a couple more plays here and there throughout the game,” said Brissett, who was 15 of 27 for 149 yards.

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“I know we’re going to go back and watch this film and it’s going to be a play here, a play there, starting with myself. It’s going to be good for us to go back and watch this film and learn from it.”

When the Patriots review the film, they’ll see the three-and-out that brought a swift end to their lone offensive possession of the extra session.

In game where Antonio Gibson and Rhamondre Stevenson combine for 177 rushing yards, the Patriots were stopped for no gain on a third-and-1 in OT.

“We had a play and just obviously didn’t get it done right,” Patriots center David Andrews said. “There are multiple plays and moments throughout the game where you look at them and say ‘Man, I wish had that one back.’ You do that even after a win, but it’s more glaring after a loss. You never know when the crucial moments are and that was one of them. Obviously, after a loss, there will seem like there are a lot more so we will have to correct it and move forward.”