Perry: Patriots display ‘alarming lack of detail’ in loss to Colts

Perry: Patriots display ‘alarming lack of detail’ in loss to Colts originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

If you were hoping the New England Patriots would clean up their self-inflicted errors and poor attention to detail after their Week 12 debacle in Miami, you were let down Sunday.

The Patriots fell 25-24 to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 13 despite racking up 422 yards of total offense (compared to Indy’s 253) and making six trips to the red zone. New England committed seven penalties for 88 yards, scored just two touchdowns on those six red zone trips, missed a 25-yard field goal and allowed the Colts to engineer a 19-play, 80-yard drive that resulted in the game-winning touchdown and 2-point conversion.

For Patriots Insider Phil Perry, the defeat had a familiar theme.

“Just an alarming lack of detail that continues to plague this offense specifically,” Perry said Sunday on Patriots Postgame Live, as seen in the video player above. “It really plagued the entire team today. I’m sure you were losing your mind when you saw (Colts running back) Jonathan Taylor leak out to the flat (and) nobody within 10 yards of him for an easy touchdown defensively.”

Taylor’s easy 7-yard touchdown reception was very similar to Miami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane’s walk-in touchdown against the Patriots a week earlier. In both instances, the Patriots got their wires crossed on defense and left the opposing running back wide open for an easy TD.

As Perry pointed out, however, the majority of New England’s detail-oriented issues Sunday came on offense and included both penalties and a lack of communication.

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“You have the two (holding penalties) that turn a first-and-goal from the 2(-yard line) situation into a first-and-goal from the 22 situation, which leads to the field goal,” Perry continued.

“How about (right guard) Mike…

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Publish date : 2024-12-02 14:48:00

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