The Aftermath: Pats' MADDENING mistakes vs Steelers have us wondering... how improved is this team?!

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

NBC Sports Boston

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

4.5 • 803 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry react to an incredibly frustrating loss for the New England Patriots, 21-14 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in a game that saw the Patriots basically beat themselves after turning the ball over five times -- including twice in the red zone.

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0:00.0	Hey, what's up everybody.
0:13.5	It's Tom Curran, Phil Perry.
0:15.1	This is Tom Curran's Patriots Talk podcast, and it's the aftermath.
0:18.8	It's the aftermath of a 21 to 14 loss that the Patriots suffered at the hands of themselves to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
0:28.6	Phil, this game is maddening for a number of different reasons, and it can just be surface level with the five turnovers,
0:36.5	none of which were really caused by unhuman defensive plays.
0:43.8	It can be added to it.
0:45.5	The two very easy touchdown scores at the beginning of the game for Pittsburgh.
0:50.0	But what's maddening about it to me is that this Patriots team quite clearly
0:54.0	is much, much, much better than 2024 and 2023.
0:59.1	They have more talent on the offensive line.
1:01.4	Five sacks notwithstanding.
1:02.8	He just does enough time for the kid to throw.
1:05.4	The quarterback is better.
1:06.6	The running backs are better.
1:08.4	The defense is playing better.
1:10.0	They went through a huge stretch in which they were turning away the Steelers time and time and time again.
1:15.3	But they're still playing dumb.
1:17.7	They're still trying to do too much.
1:20.0	They're not playing within themselves.
1:21.9	They're not playing focused.
1:23.7	There continues to be from what is an improved team and could be a good team, bad team behavior, Phil.
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