MIAMI GARDENS https://www.patriotsfanstore.com/Adrian-Clayborn-Jersey , Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady visited with his family in the postgame locker room Sunday while the New England Patriots were still trying to figure out how they had just lost.Brady’s young daughter offered an explanation.“Daddy,” she said, “I think the reason you lost is there were more people cheering for the Dolphins.”Especially at the end. Kenyan Drake ran the last 52 yards as the Dolphins scored on a pass and double lateral on the final 69-yard play Sunday to stun New England 34-33.“They made a good play,” Brady said. “They did a good job executing it. They got it to their fast guys.”Miami’s “Drake Escape” prevented the Patriots from clinching their 10th consecutive AFC East title.“It’s going to test our character big time to bounce back from something like that,” tight end Rob Gronkowski said.Drake sprinted into the corner of the end zone past Gronkowski, whose role as part of the Patriots’ prevent defense invited second-guessing.But while the game will be remembered for the final seconds, the Patriots (9-4) could blame many other plays for a role in the defeat.They reached the Miami 2 at the end of the first half and failed to score. Stephen Gostkowski missed an extra point and a 42-yard field goal. They opted to kick a field goal in the final seconds, which gave Miami better field position to try for a last-second miracle.“It shouldn’t have come down to that Dont'a Hightower Color Rush Jersey ,” said Brady, who threw for three scores. “We left a lot more points on the board offensively.”The defense allowed the Dolphins to rush for 189 yards — 9.0 per carry — and gave up three touchdown passes by Ryan Tannehill.But it was squandered scoring chances that seemed to annoy the Patriots the most.“We missed opportunities,” coach Bill Belichick said. “We’ve just got to do a better job.”The most glaring failure came at the end of the first half. With 14 seconds left and no timeouts, Brady took the snap at the Miami 2, and when he was sacked by Robert Quinn the clock ran out, leaving the Patriots to settle for a 27-21 lead.“That was a terrible play by me,” Brady said. “I lost track — I thought we had one timeout. I was just not thinking. So it was just a play that should never happen.”Gostkowski missed an extra point for the first time in 38 tries this season. On a field goal try, he missed from inside 50 yards for only the second time.Belichick opted to have Gostkowski kick a 22-yarder in the closing seconds rather than try for a clinching TD or — worst-case scenario — give the Dolphins the ball near their goal line. Instead Joe Thuney Jersey , Miami returned the ensuing kickoff to the 31, and scored on the next play.Tannehill threw a 14-yard pass to Kenny Stills, who lateraled to DeVante Parker, who lateraled to Drake along the sideline at midfield. He found a lane and beat two defenders to the corner of the end zone — defensive back J.C. Jackson and Gronkowski.The 6-foot-6 Gronkowski was part of the last line of defense in anticipation of a desperation pass, Belichick said. Instead Miami opted for a pass and lateral that unfolded slowly, and Gronkowski stumbled in pursuit of Drake.“I didn’t think it was going to get to me,” Gronkowski said. “I’ve never really been a part of anything like that.” For a game supposedly all about the quarterbacks, many other players are stealing the spotlight at the moment.The Patriots just took a 17-10 lead before the half James White Color Rush Jersey , with wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson rushing for a touchdown in an injury depleted backfield.Patterson has five carries for 51 yards so far, as the Patriots adjust to the absence of Sony Michel.But that was just the beginning of the fireworks.Packers safety Jermaine Whitehead was ejected, after he slapped Patriots center David Andrews across the facemask.After blocking him on the play, Andrews grabbed a handful of Whitehead’s jersey and the two were jawing at each other. Whitehead reacted with a swat, not a punch by any stretch of the imagination, and relatively flimsy. That may have been why officials didn’t audibly announce that he was thrown out, but he was escorted away to the locker room.The Packers offense caught a bit of spark just before halftime, with Rodgers leading a 13-play https://www.patriotsfanstore.com/Stephen-Gostkowski-Jersey , 79-yard drive. It nearly stalled at the goal line before Rodgers made an incredible individual play, rolling out to the left, buying time and finding Davante Adams in the front of the end zone.It was the kind of Rodgers play we’re expecting more of, as he plays chess with Tom Brady tonight.