Patriots regular season review: Ranking 16 games by most fun to watch

15. Week 17 – Dolphins 20, Patriots 10

What was fun to watch

• James White catching crossing route and taking the ball 68 yards just short of the goal line.
• Third round pick Geneo Grissom recording his first career sack.

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What wasn’t fun to watch

• The Patriots play-calling extremely conservatively on offense. At least it looked that way, as they ran the ball 21 times and threw on just five occasions in the first half.
• The pass defense struggling mightily, surrendering 350 yards. Rookie DeVante Parker got the better of Logan Ryan, snagging five passes for 106 yards and a touchdown.
• The offensive line taking the form of a subway station gate. Brady was harassed all afternoon, and the Patriots are honestly quite lucky that he didn’t suffer anything more serious than a high ankle sprain.

This was the second of two botched opportunities to secure the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC. At least the Patriots emerged out of this game without any further additions to the long-term injury report.

Next: 14. Loss to Jets