1. The offensive line for killing 2 red zone possessions with sacks and penalties.
2. Jerod Mayo/AVP, whose ultraconservative coaching style once again killed the Pats.
3. Overall red zone awfulness.
Drive 1: Pats get 1st and goal from the seven, but Maye is sacked, then Gibson runs for 2, then Maye is sacked. This is mostly on the OL, but I also hate the fucking predictable second and long run.
Drive 2: Pats get 1st and 10 at the 13. Maye hits Henry for 11. First and goal at the 2. Stevenson scores, but TD comes off the board due to holding. From the 12, Maye hits Hooper for no gain, but another holding backs them up to the 22. They fucking run the ball for the most useless 5 yard gain of the game on the way to having to settle for a FG.
Drive 3: After an interception gives them the ball on the Indy side of the field, Stevenson gets stuffed for one yard, Maye hits Hooper for 8, and then the Pats brilliantly take the ball out of Maye's hands and let Stevenson get stuffed again, before Slye kicks a 54 yard FG.
Drive 4: Maye is 5-5 for 45 yards including a great throw to Hooper for 16 yard TD.
Drive 5: Pats get to first and 10 from the Indy 11 and they fucking run the ball twice, for 1 and 6 yards. On third and 2 from the 3, a predictable passing down, Maye is sacked. Slye missed the FG, which ultimately costs them the game.
Drive 6: Second and 3 from the Indy 7, Maye's pass for Henry is picked off. Maye's pass was slightly off target, but the INT was a fluke.
Drive 7: Second and 5 from the Indy 6, Maye hits Bourne for a 5 yard TD, called back because of an illegal motion penalty on Douglas. But Gibson gets it back with an 11 yard run. They then go for 2, and Maye hits Boutte for the conversion, on a great play by Boutte to make the catch short of the goal line and somehow bring the ball across as he fell.
Drive 8: With a 24-17 lead, CG picks off Richardson. The Pats have the ball on their own 48 with 7:59 left, and Mayo and AVO do what they do best - go into a defensive crouch. They run Stevenson twice for no gain and then Mayo is sacked on the third and long. This 3 and out sets up the Colts game winning drive.
Red Zone performance: 6 chances, 21 points, two TDs taken off the board because of penalties (although they got one back). One turnover. One missed FG.
This mignt have been Maye's most flawless game as a pro, but Mayo and AVP conspired to take the ball out of his hands as often as they could.
2. Jerod Mayo/AVP, whose ultraconservative coaching style once again killed the Pats.
3. Overall red zone awfulness.
Drive 1: Pats get 1st and goal from the seven, but Maye is sacked, then Gibson runs for 2, then Maye is sacked. This is mostly on the OL, but I also hate the fucking predictable second and long run.
Drive 2: Pats get 1st and 10 at the 13. Maye hits Henry for 11. First and goal at the 2. Stevenson scores, but TD comes off the board due to holding. From the 12, Maye hits Hooper for no gain, but another holding backs them up to the 22. They fucking run the ball for the most useless 5 yard gain of the game on the way to having to settle for a FG.
Drive 3: After an interception gives them the ball on the Indy side of the field, Stevenson gets stuffed for one yard, Maye hits Hooper for 8, and then the Pats brilliantly take the ball out of Maye's hands and let Stevenson get stuffed again, before Slye kicks a 54 yard FG.
Drive 4: Maye is 5-5 for 45 yards including a great throw to Hooper for 16 yard TD.
Drive 5: Pats get to first and 10 from the Indy 11 and they fucking run the ball twice, for 1 and 6 yards. On third and 2 from the 3, a predictable passing down, Maye is sacked. Slye missed the FG, which ultimately costs them the game.
Drive 6: Second and 3 from the Indy 7, Maye's pass for Henry is picked off. Maye's pass was slightly off target, but the INT was a fluke.
Drive 7: Second and 5 from the Indy 6, Maye hits Bourne for a 5 yard TD, called back because of an illegal motion penalty on Douglas. But Gibson gets it back with an 11 yard run. They then go for 2, and Maye hits Boutte for the conversion, on a great play by Boutte to make the catch short of the goal line and somehow bring the ball across as he fell.
Drive 8: With a 24-17 lead, CG picks off Richardson. The Pats have the ball on their own 48 with 7:59 left, and Mayo and AVO do what they do best - go into a defensive crouch. They run Stevenson twice for no gain and then Mayo is sacked on the third and long. This 3 and out sets up the Colts game winning drive.
Red Zone performance: 6 chances, 21 points, two TDs taken off the board because of penalties (although they got one back). One turnover. One missed FG.
This mignt have been Maye's most flawless game as a pro, but Mayo and AVP conspired to take the ball out of his hands as often as they could.
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