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The Patriots don’t produce many explosive plays. They entered Sunday’s game with 16 plays of 20 yards or longer, which is in the bottom-5 among NFL teams.
The Patriots had a real opportunity to complete one with 47 seconds remaining in the third quarter. New England, trailing by three, went play-action on first-and-10 and Mac Jones threw a deep pass intended for Jalen Reagor.
Reagor, a former first-round pick whom the Patriots recently signed to the 53-man roster after a stint on the practice squad, failed to capitalize on a well-placed throw from Jones.
