FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — One of the staples of Patriots coach Mike Vrabel’s weekly addresses to his players is to remind them about “the good, the bad and the stuff that gets you beat.”

Through three games, both New England and Carolina have exhibited bad habits on offense that have contributed to 1-2 starts.

While they have also shown flashes of strong offensive play, this week gives both teams a chance to establish an identity on that side of the ball.

New England never led in last week's 21-14 loss to Pittsburgh . The Patriots turned the ball over five times and scored on only two of their four red-zone visits, including two opportunities at the 2-yard line.

“Not beating ourselves. That’s the big thing,” quarterback Drake Maye said. “It’s something that you try to overemphasize,

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