Patriots wide receiver DeMario Douglas will receive the lion's share of criticism , and perhaps rightly so, but there is blame to go around after New England's fourth-and-1 failure against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The game-sealing stop ultimately helped Pittsburgh hold on for a 21-14 victory at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.

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"The Patriots do not execute this play either in their protection or in their route-running," Ted Johnson said while alongside Patriots insider Phil Perry during The Breakdown on Monday night.

With 1:07 left in the fourth quarter and the Patriots trailing by seven points, Drake Maye and the offense lined up in hopes of converting its fifth fourth-down attempt of the game. New England was

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