Here's what I think...

I don't think it was 'out coached'... I think it was that they physically beat us. Everywhere. Plain and simple. Doesn't spell doom... does show that a 'physical' game is something that you don't X & O around but that you get down and dirty and win in the trenches.

You could call it a 'lesson', I suppose... but I think it's better described by saying it's the kind of game you HAVE to experience to understand and prepare for. - JamesJM