For the first time in over two decades, the Patriots and coach Bill Belichick will begin a season without a win through two weeks following a tough loss to the Dolphins in primetime.
Miami’s 24–17 victory over New England dropped the club to 0–2 on the year, a record not seen under Belichick since his second season in Foxborough in 2001.
On a night where the Patriots crawled back from a 17–3 halftime deficit, the final dagger in their comeback bid came on a wild fourth-and-4 with a minute left in regulation. While a valiant effort, a last-gasp pitch from tight end Mike Gesicki to offensive lineman Cole Strange (yes, you read that correctly) fell short of extending the game as the big man was ultimately ruled short of a first down after an impressively improvised hook-and-ladder.
