--In addition to their overall road woes, the Patriots have been ineffective in the second half of road games this season. For the second game in a row, they were held to seven points in the second half. Against the Jets and Broncos on the road, they were shut out over the final two quarters. Likewise, they were outscored 21-10 by the Colts at Lucas Oil Field in a loss to Indianapolis.
--The Patriots have lost three of their last four games, and some of that can be attributed to Randy Moss' sudden struggles.
Outside of a 58-yard touchdown in the first half of Sunday's loss to Miami, Moss had just one other catch for 8 yards.
Take away his two biggest plays (including one in New Orleans), and Moss has just eight catches for 62 yards in the last three weeks. The big plays certainly count, but they skew the cumulative numbers. The bottom line is Moss has been surprisingly quiet in recent weeks, and so have the Patriots.
--Wes Welker continues to be a bright spot offensively, catching 10 passes for 167 yards Sunday, but he's sharing his teammates' frustration of not being able to finish games -- especially on the road.
"We've always been a team that's been able to overcome situations and fight through things, and we haven't been able to do that," he said. "To have the opportunities we had and not finish is pretty disappointing. We have a long way to go. We all need to look at ourselves in the mirror and figure things out. We're coming to play on a weekly basis, and we need to make sure we're doing our jobs the way it needs to be done."
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