FOXBOROUGH – A frustrated Mike Vrabel stood at the podium after his team’s 21-14 loss to the Steelers and called the five turnovers that sank their chances “very unfortunate.”

Two of those turnovers came on lost fumbles from Rhamondre Stevenson , who slammed his helmet on the sideline after letting go of the football in the end zone on a key drive.

It was an aggravating setback for the veteran running back whose performance against the Dolphins was instrumental in securing the Patriots’ first victory of the season last week .

Was it frustrating? Yes. Costly? For sure. But, Stevenson has yet to reach a point where the Patriots can afford to give up on him just yet, Vrabel said.

“Yeah, it’s like you sit there, and we were so excited about him and everybody is excited about him,”

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