Unlike the HOF QB watching on the sidelines tonight, TE needs to grow a sack and get over it. Throw a pick or two, then come back and show 'em what you've got. He instead went into the fetile position.
TE was already well on his way to redeeming himself with 2 last minute drives to take the lead. He had regained at least some confidence so why stop with all that time left and 1st down?! Play action would've probably netted an easy 1st down, if not a TD.
Let's not forget what might happen to other teams during this stretch. Games we may have division rivals penciled in as winning they may actually lose one or two of them. Let's get to 8-4 and then survey the AFC landscape. I think there's a good chance it'll look a lot better for us than we may think. But even then, we must roll through our divisional rematches.