‘The Patriots can honestly say they beat themselves that day. “I think almost half of our plays in the first 40 plays were negative plays: sacks, turnovers, penalties, some version of all of those,” Belichick said. “Almost half the time we were going in reverse instead of going forward. That’s not what we’re looking for. We gave up 50-yard completions, pass-interference penalties, penalties in the kicking game, you name it. You can take your pick.”‘