Patriots Need This One Rotation Change

Having more losses than wins is never a good thing, but its currently what the New England Patriots (now 1-2) are experiencing.

The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated new head coach Mike Vrabel and his Patriots, 21-14 in Week 3. Pittsburgh did not claim the win by dominating the Pats, in fact the Steelers logged 166 less total yards than New England. Instead, Pittsburgh claimed the win by capitalizing on the Patriots' mistakes. Overall, the Patriots made several critical mistakes in the loss toss to the Steelers — most notably five turnovers (three in six snaps by the end of the first half), a fumble in the endzone and a late game-deciding fumble by quarterback Drake Maye. Additionally, the Patriots have also been getting penalized at a very high rate.

But, it's important this loss not just be blamed on Maye or the turnovers as a whole.

Running back Rhamondre Stevenson fumbled twice, including one to end New England's first possession and set up the Steelers' opening score. He fumbled again at the goal line early in the second half, and Antonio Gibson fumbled later in the third quarter to give momentum back to the Steelers.

"We absolutely need him… We need his ability, but we also need to take care of the football … I’m not really sure what we’re gonna do," Vrabel said of Stevenson postgame. "He helped us win a game last week and it was different story today.”