PITTSBURGH -- Julian Edelman talked after Sunday's loss to the Steelers about the self-inflicted wounds of the Patriots, as well as just how the game ended up out of reach for New England.\r
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Video - Julian Edelman: 'I definitely thought we were going to win'

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