I don’t agree.
Patriots scored 17 points against a Commanders defense that we put 37 points on.
Patriots scored 17 points against a Dolphins defense that we hung nearly 50 points on.
Patriots scored (you guessed it) 17 points against a Raiders defense we put 38 points on.
Patriots scored 0 points against a Saints defense that gave up 26 points to the Bucs, 27 points to the Colts, 31 points to the Jags, etc.
Unless you’re telling me that we are in the worst defense in the NFL without Ed, Milano and Tre, then we simply played and coached like crap that final drive against NE.