The New England Patriots played a little better in Sunday's Week 6 road game against the Las Vegas Raiders, but the self-inflicted wounds that have torpedoed them throughout the 2023 NFL season showed up at the worst possible times in a 21-17 loss at Allegiant Stadium.

How the Patriots started and finished Sunday's game was particularly noteworthy.

The Patriots' first offensive drive started with two penalties and resulted in a three-and-out. They quickly fell behind 10-0 and trailed 13-3 at halftime. After getting back into the game with a fourth quarter touchdown to trim the Raiders' lead to 19-17, the Patriots got the ball back at their own 9-yard line with 2:23 remaining. All they needed was a field goal to take the lead.

Two bad penalties and a safety ruined their chances of winning.

Former Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi had a strong take on what these penalties say about head coach Bill Belichick's ability to get through to his players.