FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots showed up late and sent the Carolina Panthers home with another loss.

Four days after coach Bill Belichick told four players to leave when they were tardy for a team meeting, the Patriots shook off a poor first half, went ahead with 1:06 left in the third quarter on Tom Brady’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Benjamin Watson and beat the Panthers 20-10 on Sunday.
The Patriots (8-5) snapped a two-game losing streak and maintained their one-game lead in the AFC East. The Panthers (5-8) lost for the third time in four games.
New England has played much better in the first half this season, but that changed Sunday.