With the 22-12 loss to the Dolphins Sunday, the Patriots fell to 6-9 on the year and were eliminated from playoff contention.
It will be the first year since 2008 that the Patriots will not be in the postseason.
In Sunday's loss there were a few things that typically do not happen with a Bill Belichick coached team and that caused former NFL player Pat McAfee to wonder if the Patriots coach is checked out?
“Yesterday, we just watched their defense have too many men coming out of a timeout — not normal Patriots [expletive]," he said. "Then at the end of the game down 10, in field goal range on fourth down, no timeouts left they choose not to kick the field goal. Instead, they keep the quarterback out there and they take a sack, game over. There’s a lot of things happening up there that are very un-Bill Belichick like. There are a lot of decisions and situational football situations that are not being run well. I am wondering if Bill Belichick is checked out. Is Bill Belichick done? Because this is not normal.”
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