The New England Patriots let a winnable game slip away to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday because they kept turning the ball over, and quarterback Drake Maye didn’t hesitate to blame the loss on the team’s mistakes. New England outgained Pittsburgh in total yardage, 368 to 202, but the Steelers lost only one turnover, while the Patriots committed five. The Patriots committed two of their five turnovers in the red zone. The other three non-red zone turnovers were costly since the first turnover of the game set up a Steelers touchdown, while the other two turnovers happened in Pittsburgh’s territory. The Patriots lost by just seven points, and if they had converted their chances in the red zone, they could have walked away with their first back-to-back wins since 2022.