Frustrated Patriots players come to grips with team being a playoff long shot
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Three games and out: Blunt and honest, Patriots players acknowledged their frustration with where they stand over the past week. For many longtime members of the organization, it's a spot they aren't used to -- three games remaining and the likelihood their season will be over after that, with ESPN's Football Power Index putting their playoff chances at 3%. Usually the talk has been about championship division hats and T-shirts, or first-round playoff byes. Peyton's Places Through conversations with ...