Mike Vrabel stepped to the podium inside Gillette Stadium and felt no need to state the obvious.

"We didn't need to turn it over as many times as we did to learn a lesson. We knew that before," Vrabel said after the Patriots lost, 21-14, at home to the Steelers . "It's very unfortunate."

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Sunday's game saw the Patriots turn the ball over five times. And while Drake Maye was responsible for two of those (one tipped interception, one lost fumble) and Antonio Gibson had another, it was running back Rhamondre Stevenson's two fumbles that were squarely in focus after a truly agonizing loss for New England.

Both of Stevenson's fumbles -- one on the opening drive to lead to the Steelers' first touchdown, another into th

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