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As it stands, the Pats are trending toward becoming the worst team in the league. Offensively, only the Jets and Giants are worse by Expected Points Added (EPA). Defensively, the Pats rank 25th. The Patriots may never reach the league's basement, thanks to the injury-plagued Giants and tanking Cardinals. But they did lose Sunday to the Commanders, another franchise that prefers its Sundays served with a side of defeat.

The New England patriots stood pat at the now-passed trade deadline. Some observers, even good ones, think they made the right decision. They didn't. It was the worst possible non-decision(s) the team could have made.

After standing pat at the trade deadline, the final nine games for the Patriots are about determining who is a part of their future on the current roster. As for the Commanders, Washington took a much different approach to the trade deadline.

The Patriots offense was coming off a season-high 29 points in an upset win over the Bill last week, so why didn't that translate to more success in Miami on Sunday?

Mike McDaniel's offense out-flanked and out-gunned Bill Belichick's defense. The Dolphins dictated terms to the Patriots offense at the line of scrimmage. All of this took place Sunday, but Miami laid the foundation for its sixth win over the Pats in their last seven meetings during the last few offseasons.