stupid??? really??? To my thinking, when, as you said, "they did not play their best game" then you do somewhat deserve to lose.
And you can fall back on they had a chance to win at the end, but if we're going to rely on bonehead plays by running backs not protecting the ball in situations where nothing other than that matters, then it will be a long, painful season of losses. Deserved losses.
The fact is this high powered offense did bupkis for three quarters. They were anemic. Pathetic even. Maybe the defense didn't deserve to lose, but the offense sure as heck did. And when one area of the team breaks down this badly, an overall loss is, in fact, deserved. Throw in Special Teams play and the "they deserved to lose" aspect is magnified.
And what's your point about my "believing or not" that they aren't the only team to put out a less than spectacular effort. So they play less bad games than the Buffalo Bills. Big effin deal. They are and they should be held to a higher standard that "most other teams".
Just one man's opinion (not stupid)....