Julian Edelman Feels He Let Patriots Down

BOSTON — Julian Edelman is as reliable as they come in the Patriots offense. But he feels he let his team down after a costly fumble in Sunday night’s 37-20 loss to the Ravens.

The Patriots got off to a slow start in Baltimore, falling into a 17-0 hole before mounting a comeback in the second quarter. Trailing just 17-13, momentum was on New England’s side when they took the field for the second half. Tom Brady had the Patriots threatening to take control of the game on their first possession out of the break.

With the offense set up at the Baltimore 30-yard line, Brady went Edelman’s way with a short pass. As he has done thousands of times before, Edelman forced one defender to miss and looked destine to gain some extra yards. But when linebacker Patrick Onwuasor wrapped him up, the receiver lost his handle on the football, and all of that momentum was gone.

Edelman fumbled for the first time since 2016, and it was a big one. Marlon Humphries picked up the loose ball and scampered 70 yards to the end zone, putting Baltimore up 24-13. After the game, Edelman was his biggest critic in the New England locker room.

“Put us in a hole. You can’t turn the ball over against a team like that when they can hold the ball that long. I feel like I let my team down, but we have to move on,” Edelman told reporters after the loss. “It just wasn’t our day. You have to tip your hat to the Baltimore Ravens, they played a good game.”

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