The New England Patriots fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 17-10 on Sunday, marking the first time the Patriots had lost to the Steelers since 2011.

The Patriots also missed an opportunity to clinch the AFC East division title.

New England wide receiver Julian Edelman praised the Patriots' defense for holding the Steelers to 17 points and then said that the offense let the defense down, according to Doug Kyed of NESN.com:

“Without a doubt,” Edelman said. “They held a good team to 17. We hold ourselves to a high standard, but we got outplayed today. We put ourselves in situations that we couldn’t pull ourselves out of. We’ve got to start over — I don’t know about start over — but we’ve got to just turn the page and work hard and go out and have a good week of practice.”

Edelman caught seven passes for 90 yards in the loss, but was flagged twice and had a dropped pass.

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On the season as a whole, Edelman has hauled in 63 passes for 711 yards and four touchdowns.

With the loss, its second in as many weeks, New England fell to 9-5, ending an incredible streak of eight straight seasons with 12 wins or more. The Pats are also just 3-5 on the road this year and have gone 2-3 over their last five games overall.

New England can still clinch the AFC East with a win over the Buffalo Bills at home next weekend.

After playing host to the Bills, the Patriots will finish out their regular season by hosting the New York Jets on Dec. 30.