FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — An interception in the end zone.

A fumble at the goal line.

And three more turnovers — including Drake Maye’s fumble late in the fourth quarter with the Patriots in position for the go-ahead score — doomed New England to a 21-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

“It stings just knowing we hurt ourselves,” Maye said, “and that’s what cost us.”

The Patriots (1-2) rallied from a 14-0 deficit to tie the game on a pair of touchdown passes from Maye to Hunter Henry. But their turnovers gave away two potential touchdowns and handed the Steelers (2-1) a short field on another.

Asked if the team learned a lesson about ball security, coach Mike Vrabel said: “We don’t need to lose a football game to know that turnovers are very hard to overcome.”

“They erase al

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