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  6. article_body => "<p>The Miami Dolphins came into Foxboro and shocked the New England Patriots on Sunday, beating the defending Super Bowl champions and preventing them from getting a first-round playoff bye.<\/p>\n<p>With their loss and the Kansas City Chiefs' win over the Los Angeles Chargers,&nbsp;the Patriots will be forced to play Saturday in the Wild Card round for the first time in 10 years. That result prompted some pretty wild reactions on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Here were a few notable&nbsp;social media reactions to the Patriots' costly defeat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A HOT TAKE FROM SKIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ryan Fitzpatrick just drove the Dolphins 75 yards in 13 plays on Bill Belichick&#39;s defense, for the touchdown that basically wrecked the Patriots&#39; Super Bowl chances. Just shameful. Of course, Belichick is allowing his son to call defenses, which makes it even worse.<\/p>&mdash; Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSkipBayless\/status\/1211391542876725248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p><strong>BRUSCHI DISAPPOINTED WITH DEFENSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All year the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Patriots?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Patriots<\/a> defense and STs have had to make plays to win. Today it didn\u2019t happen. This is exactly where they didn\u2019t want to be. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WildcardWeekend?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WildcardWeekend<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tedy Bruschi (@TedyBruschi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TedyBruschi\/status\/1211401316389605387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<br \/>\n<p class=\"wysiwyg-center\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb76e2c06579?site_id=Dig_RSN_Bos&amp;creative_id=nbcsbos1938&amp;cp_4=stream.nbcsports.com&amp;cp_1=rsn&amp;cp_2=nba-celtics-live-stream&amp;cp_3=nbcsbos1938\">LIVE stream the Celtics all season<\/a>&nbsp;and get the latest news and analysis on all of your teams from NBC Sports Boston&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb76e2c06579?site_id=Dig_RSN_Bos&amp;creative_id=nbcsbos1075&amp;cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&amp;cp_1=washington&amp;cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&amp;cp_3=nbcsbos1075\">by downloading the My Teams App<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>CHIEFS PLAYERS AND FANS' LIVE REACTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The reaction on the field with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> players after finding out the Patriots lost and KC has a bye. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ylGldK4pGE\">pic.twitter.com\/ylGldK4pGE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesPalmerTV\/status\/1211394370802462721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p><strong>NO WORDS NECESSARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QOCNcQRlAm\">pic.twitter.com\/QOCNcQRlAm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs\/status\/1211392463182675968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p><strong>A STUNNING LOSS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don&#39;t surprised that often with results of NFL games. Any Given Sunday of course... but the Dolphins beating the Pats in this situation is shocking. Absolutely stunning. And how they did it also. Just drove the length of the field for a game winning TD. Wild<\/p>&mdash; Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geoffschwartz\/status\/1211392563246186503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p><strong>WORST REGULAR-SEASON LOSS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Worst regular season loss in the Brady - Belichick era<\/p>&mdash; Ryan Spagnoli (@Ryan_Spags) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ryan_Spags\/status\/1211395051181559808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p><strong>TOUGH WAY TO END THE DECADE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Patriots\u2019 last regular season loss of the decade is one of their worst in a long time.<\/p>&mdash; Nicholas W. Goss (@NickGossNBCSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickGossNBCSB\/status\/1211394174722990081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Now, the Patriots will just have to wait and see whether their Wild Card opponent will be the Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, or the Oakland Raiders.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/patriots\/patriots-vs-dolphins-best-worst-new-englands-27-24-loss-0?int\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Curran: Best &amp; Worst from Patriots-Dolphins<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n"
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The Miami Dolphins came into Foxboro and shocked the New England Patriots on Sunday, beating the defending Super Bowl champions and preventing them from getting a first-round playoff bye.

With their loss and the Kansas City Chiefs' win over the Los Angeles Chargers, the Patriots will be forced to play Saturday in the Wild Card round for the first time in 10 years. That result prompted some pretty wild reactions on Twitter.

Here were a few notable social media reactions to the Patriots' costly defeat.

A HOT TAKE FROM SKIP

BRUSCHI DISAPPOINTED WITH DEFENSE


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CHIEFS PLAYERS AND FANS' LIVE REACTION

NO WORDS NECESSARY

A STUNNING LOSS

WORST REGULAR-SEASON LOSS?

TOUGH WAY TO END THE DECADE

Now, the Patriots will just have to wait and see whether their Wild Card opponent will be the Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, or the Oakland Raiders.

Curran: Best & Worst from Patriots-Dolphins