Patriots fans know they shouldn’t overreact to the 31-20 loss to the Jaguars

It was 97 degrees outside. Stephen Gostkowski shanked a 54-yard field goal attempt into the upper deck. On the Jaguars opening drive Irving Fryar Jerseys Stitched , Trey Flowers forced an incredible fumble that bounced right into the hands of a Jaguars player who picked it up for a first down. On that same drive, Flowers was knocked out of the game with a concussion after he took a hit from teammate Keionta Davis.On the next play, Kyle Van Noy made a tackle and his helmet did this:What did you think was going to happen in this game? The Jacksonville Jaguars outplayed, outcoached, and outmanned the New England Patriots on Sunday. They deserved to win because they won in every facet of the game. But this game was like watching a series of unfortunate events for New England with worst-case scenarios at every turn, including a different concussion suffered by Patrick Chung.CBS BroadcastAnd we all know not to overreact, right? This type of game won’t happen again with all of the injuries and bad bounces. And if and when the Patriots and Jaguars meet again in the postseason, it won’t be 97 degrees outside. A terrible, no good Infant Yodny Cajuste Jersey , very bad, lousy Patriots performance in the first four games of the season has been like clockwork since 2014. There was the blowout in Miami (the 89 degree game mentioned in the above graphic) in 2014 and there was the Kansas City Chiefs “they’re just not good anymore” game. They were shutout by the Buffalo Bills in 2016. They were crushed by the Chiefs (again) in 2017.Super Bowl. Super Bowl. Super Bowl appearance.There’s a lot that the Patriots need to work on in order to make it back to the championship and we shouldn’t take the team’s success for granted. Someone on the offense needs to step up while Julian Edelman is suspended. The defense really needs to figure itself out because they’ve played six quarters of sub-par and terrible football.But I also trust that the Patriots coaching staff will figure this out and that someone will step up on offense and the defensive scheme will settle down in week 6 or so and start playing at a high level. Bill Belichick is still the head coach. Tom Brady is still the quarterback.There wasn’t much to like about this Jaguars game and the severity of the concussions suffered by Flowers and Chung could have a major impact on next week’s game against the Detroit Lions. And yet these circumstances are familiar. We’ve been here before and we’ve already heard this story. The Jaguars have the driver’s seat. The Patriots will be ready for the January rematch. CINCINNATI (5-8) at MINNESOTA (10-3) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS OPENING LINE – Vikings by 10 RECORD VS. SPREAD -Cincinnati 7-6, Minnesota 9-4 SERIES RECORD – Tied 6-6 LAST MEETING -Bengals beat Vikings 42-14, Dec. 22, 2013 LAST WEEK – Bengals lost to Bears 33-7; Vikings lost to Panthers 31-24 AP PRO32 RANKING – Bengals No. 23, Vikings No. 4 BENGALS OFFENSE – OVERALL (32), RUSH (31) Yodny Cajuste Jersey Draft , PASS (26) BENGALS DEFENSE – OVERALL (19), RUSH (32), PASS (8) VIKINGS OFFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (8), PASS (10) VIKINGS DEFENSE – OVERALL (3), RUSH (2), PASS (5) STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Bengals have never won in five all-time trips to Minnesota. Vikings were division champions in four of those seasons: 1977, 1989 Yodny Cajuste NFL Jersey , 1998, 2009. … Vikings coach Mike Zimmer was defensive coordinator for Bengals under current coach Marvin Lewis from 2008-2013. Bengals and Vikings held joint practices prior to exhibition game in 2016, but this will be first regular-season matchup for Zimmer against former team. … Lewis has never lost to any former assistant, going 6-0-1. … Combined record of teams Bengals have beaten, counting Browns twice, is 14-51. Defeat would ensure for Bengals back-to-back losing seasons for first time since 2007-08. …. Cincinnati had streak of 22 straight games allowing less than 30 points end vs. Bears. It was longest run in club history and longest active in NFL. Bengals were missing five defensive starters vs. Bears. … Andy Dalton had tipped pass picked off in third quarter vs. Bears, his first interception in seven games since Oct. 22 vs. Steelers. His streak of 193 passes without pick was personal best and second in Bengals history to Neil O’Donnell’s 238 consecutive attempts in 1998. … Dalton has 22 career 300-yard passing games, one shy of Boomer Esiason’s club mark. … WR A.J. Green has 31 career 100-yard receiving games, tied with Chad Johnson for Bengals record. … Bengals LB Carl Lawson leads all NFL rookies with 7 1/2 sacks Yodny Cajuste NFL Draft , two shy of Carlos Dunlap’s franchise rookie record from 2010. … Vikings can clinch NFC North for second time in three years with win or loss by Packers and Lions. … Vikings are 10-4 in regular season at home since U.S. Bank Stadium opened. … Combined record of teams Vikings have lost to is 27-12. … Vikings have 11 scoring drives of 80-plus yards, after just four of those last season. … Vikings WR Adam Thielen is second in league with 30 third-down catches and 23 first-down conversions. … Vikings still lead league in third-down defense (27.8 percent conversion rate) despite allowing all four TDs vs. Panthers on third downs last week. … Vikings’ defense still leads NFL in fewest 10-plus-yard runs allowed (17), though Jonathan Stewart (60 yards) and Cam Newton (62 yards) had big gains on ground for Panthers last week. … Fantasy Tip: Vikings WR Stefon Diggs has played in four home games this season, accumulating four of his five TDs and 394 of 694 yards on season. —