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Patriots vs. Cardinals final score, instant analysis from yet another New England loss

The New England Patriots traveled across the country for a Week 15 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at State Farm Stadium and were handed a 30-17 loss.

New England’s defense was tough to watch in this game. Their lone bright spot was Christian Gonzalez, who blanketed Cardinals rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. on most of his routes. In fact, Harrison caught just two of his six targets for 32 yards.

Kyler Murray completed 76.7% of his passes for 224 yards without a touchdown or interception.

Arizona was dominant on the ground, rushing for 163 yards on 5.1 yards per attempt. James Conner rushed for 110 and two scores himself on 6.9 yards per rush.

New England’s offense wasn’t much better.

Rookie quarterback Drake Maye completed 82.6% of his passes for 202 yards, one touchdown and one interception. The interception came on a pass the second-year wideout Kayshon Boutte essentially gave to Cardinals defensive back Sean Murphy-Bunting.

Most of Maye’s attempts were short, but he did hit a 37-yard pass to Kendrick Bourne down the right sideline that set up his three-yard shovel pass to DeMario Douglas for a touchdown. Then, Maye rushed one in on the following drive.

The Patriots were solid on the ground, totaling 116 yards on 4.8 yards per carry, but they couldn’t run when it counted, as Antonio Gibson and Rhamondre Stevenson were stopped for no gain on third-and-1 and fourth-and-1 in the red zone in the third quarter.

Even New England’s special teams struggled, as Joey Slye missed a field goal, once again, this time from 53 yards out on their first possession of the game.

The loss. their fourth in a row, drops the Patriots to 3-11 on the season, and with three tough games left on their schedule, they may not meet last year’s win total of four.

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