Punchless offense leads to Patriots' first loss

Replacing Vince Wilfork in the middle of the defense appeared to be the Patriots’ biggest concern heading into Sunday’s game against the Bengals.

Turns out, the defense was just fine. It was the Patriots’ offense that couldn’t provide any punch in a 13-6 loss as Tom Brady’s incredible touchdown streak ended at 52 consecutive games.

Sunday’s loss was the first time the Patriots failed to score a touch down since Week 2 in 2009. They gained just 279 total yards as Cincinnati’s defensive line overwhelmed the Patriots up front.

ThePatriots rushed for just 70 yards on a 4.1 average, and Brady was sacked four times after not going down once in last week’s win over Atlanta. The Patriots’ last-minute drive ended with Brady throwing a wobbly interception to Adam Jones inside the 10-yard line.

The Patriots, playing with Danny Amendola (four catches, 55 yards) but without Rob Gronkowski, Stevan Ridley or Shane Vereen, certainly had their chances. They got inside the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter, but were unable to punch the ball into the end zone and were forced to settle for a short field goal.

A forced fumble by Devin McCourty late in the fourth gave the Patriots the ball at Cincinnati’s 43, but the offense went nowhere with two straight incompletions and another sack. see more...

Source:boston

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