Patriots' Belichick: Loss 'starts with me'

Buffalo Bills: In Bills' history, just four players have rushed for 95 yards in three consecutive games: Fred Jackson, Hall of Famers Thurman Thomas and O.J. Simpson, and now rookie quarterback Josh Allen, according to The Buffalo News. He's also the leading rusher on the team this season with 490 after missing a month of the season. And head coach Sean McDermott said that isn't ideal. "We've got to be able to protect the quarterback and run the football," McDermott said Sunday. "I know when your quarterback is your leading rusher week in, and week out, it's not a healthy thing."

Miami Dolphins: The Dolphins (7-6) are in a four-way tie with Baltimore, Indianapolis and Tennessee for the final AFC wild-card berth, and the oddsmakers have chimed in on their chances. The Dolphins' three remaining games are against Jacksonville at home and on the road against Minnesota and Buffalo. According to the Sun Sentinel, the website FiveThirtyEight put the chance at 20 percent for the Dolphins. The sports betting site Action Network said its simulations show a 13 percent chance. Before beating New England on Sunday, the chances were in the single digits. They still aren't mathematically eliminated from winning the AFC East: the sites put their chances at 1 percent and 2.3 percent, respectively.

New England Patriots: The final play of the game Sunday that sealed the win for the Dolphins is being called the Miami Miracle. It could be called the Foxborough Failure, too, head coach Bill Belichick implied on Monday. He addressed the decision to put tight end Rob Gronkowski in for safety Devin McCourty on the play, an improbable 69-yard touchdown. "It starts with me. We have to play better situational football. We'll work to try to achieve that," Belichick said Monday in his conference call. He said the line of scrimmage was too far for a Hail Mary, and that Gronkowski would have been well suited to catch the "deep, long throw" that was expected. That play wasn't the only reason for the 34-33 loss, he said. "I think there were a lot of things that could have been better in the entire game. I think the game was a lot more than that play, but certainly that play wasn't a good one for us."

New York Jets: The Jets are 4-9 and tied for last place in the AFC East. The Houston Texans are 9-4 and atop the AFC South. But Texans coach Bill O'Brien has a ton of respect for the Jets, their opponent Saturday. "I would say that Jamal Adams is one of the best players we've played against all year," O'Brien told the New York Post on Monday of the safety. "I've been watching him now all morning and started watching him last week. He's a great football player." And he also had kind words for rookie quarterback Sam Darnold. "I really like Sam. I liked him coming out in the draft. I think he's got good poise. He's got a really good arm. He's accurate. He's smart. I think he can extend plays. I think he's an excellent young quarterback. I think the young quarterbacks in the league right now, it's really an exciting time. Sam's definitely a part of that."

--Field Level Media

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