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Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

The Aftermath: "11 minutes from hell" for Pats defense the difference in loss to Rams

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

NBC Sports Boston

Tom E. Curran, Mike Vrabel, Afc, 2024 Nfl Draft, Football, Afc East, New England Patriots, Nfl, News, Sports News, Jerod Mayo, Phil Perry, Sports, Drake Maye, Patriots Nation, Ja'lynn Polk

4.8756 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry react to the Patriots' 28-22 loss to the Rams. New England had several costly mistakes, including Drake Maye's game-ending interception, and "11 minutes from hell" for the defense in the middle of the game that saw the unit allow four touchdowns on five drives.

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0:00.0

What's up everybody?

0:12.6

Welcome into Tom Carverness Patriots Talk podcast.

0:15.2

It is the aftermath, and it's the aftermath of a 28 to 22 Patriots loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams.

0:23.4

Patriots had an opportunity to get themselves to, hell, they would have been four and eight, four and seven.

0:32.0

But no, Drake May, Wonderkin threw a pick on the last drive.

0:36.5

This team is creeping toward mediocrity.

0:38.5

What do I mean by that?

0:39.6

Well, they were between 28 and 32 for, I think, the big portion of the start of the season.

0:45.3

Now over the last four games, since they were called soft, we've seen a creep towards competency.

0:50.1

Not full competency?

0:51.5

They're not average.

0:52.9

They're still bad, but it is a creep toward mediocrity.

0:56.6

There were two stops when the Patriots fell down 28 to 13 at the end of the game by the

1:00.8

defense.

1:01.2

It was really the first time that the Patriots defense had bowed up against Matt

1:05.7

Stafford and the Rams.

1:07.7

But then May, 30 for 40 for 282 yards, three sacks, two touchdowns, and a pick through said pick on a route designed for DeMario Douglas.

1:22.6

I'm a reporter who believes that that was the wrong decision by Drake May. Here's Drake May on the

1:29.8

throw, followed by DeMario Douglas. Yeah, it's too high look and, you know, pops up the middle

1:35.6

and, you know, they're pretty good up front, rushing five. So I try to, you know, kind of, you know,

1:39.8

put it on them and kind of hit him over the linebacker and you know pop was thinking probably you know deep but you know at the end of the day just got to be on the same page and I think

1:48.2

pop you know did the right thing I guess got to um you know just talk through more conversations

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