Did Offensive Line Do Enough In Patriots Overtime Loss To Seahawks?

The Patriots started the season with an upset win over the Cincinnati Bengals on the road. New England was not able to remain undefeated, dropping its second game 23-20 in overtime at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.

It wasn't necessarily a deflating loss, but the team's short turnaround heading into Thursday night's matchup against the New York Jets in Week 3 showed it could learn from the loss -- especially the offensive line.

"We always talk. There are a few plays here and there, and you don't know which ones they are," Patriots center David Andrews said after the loss, per team-provided transcript. "They might be mundane, they might be critical situations, and so we will have to go back and clean those up. We had our chances to win. I'm proud of the way all sides of the ball competed. All you can really ask for is a chance to win, and we had one and kind of gave it up. That is the NFL, and now we have a quick turnaround, so we'll rinse this one out and get ready to go next week."

Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett completed 15 passes for 149 yards and was sacked three times. The offense lost a total of 24 yards on the plays.

"There are things we did well today. There are things that we need to improve on," Andrews said. "I think Jacoby got hit too much. I haven't seen the film, obviously, but I'm turning around, seeing things, feeling things.

"We've got to do a better job and get more production from our passing game, which is something I've always said is a team effort from everybody. It's not just one person or one position group; it takes a team; all 11 guys on offense to do that, and it's what we will try to do this week."

The Patriots won the coin toss heading into overtime and elected to receive the ball to start the extra frame. After the first two downs, New England had the opportunity to move the chains. Unfortunately for the Patriots, Seattle's defensive line held its ground and stopped New England from extending the drive. Jerod Mayo opted to punt the ball instead of giving the offense a chance to get the first down.

"We had a play and just obviously didn’t get it done right," Andrews said. "We will have to go back and look at it and see what we can correct. Like I said, there are multiple plays and moments throughout the game where you look at them and say, 'Man, I wish I had that one back.'

"You do that even after a win, but it's more glaring after a loss. You never know when the crucial moments are, and that was one of them. Obviously, after a loss, there will seem like there are a lot more, so we will have to correct it and move forward."

New England finished the game with 310 total yards in 66 plays across 11 drives. Without using all the team's offensive weapons, the Patriots averaged just 4.7 yards per play.