Tom Brady takes blame for costing Patriots points

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Among the missed opportunities for the Patriots on Sunday, Tom Brady’s gaff before halftime was one of the biggest.

During this seesaw battle, the Patriots special teams unit kept making their mark. Albert McClellan’s first punt block, in the first quarter, resulted in a Julian Edelman touchdown. His second blocked punt, in the second quarter, resulted in Brady forgetting how many timeouts the team had. The Patriots settled with no points. [...]

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Among the missed opportunities for the Patriots on Sunday, Tom Brady’s gaff before halftime was one of the biggest.

During this seesaw battle, the Patriots special teams unit kept making their mark. Albert McClellan’s first punt block, in the first quarter, resulted in a Julian Edelman touchdown. His second blocked punt, in the second quarter, resulted in Brady forgetting how many timeouts the team had. The Patriots settled with no points.

“That was a terrible play by me,” Brady said. “That should never happen. I lost track. I thought we had one time out. We called the one, and we ran a couple plays, and I was just not thinking on third down. So it was just a play that should never happen.”

The Patriots took over at the Miami 15 with 30 seconds left in the half. Following a 13-yard pass from Brady to Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots were on the 2-yard line with 21 seconds remaining. But on third-and-2, at the 2, Brady was sacked and time clicked away with the Patriots leaving the field with nothing.

It was a confusing series of events. In the end, a potential field goal could’ve been the difference maker for the Patriots, who lost 34-33.

“Yeah. Time ran out on us. It's obviously not what we were trying to do,” Bill Belichick said.