Moral victory? Check. Actual victory? Check.

The New England Patriots walked into a hostile Highmark Stadium and delivered signature win on Sunday Night Football , upsetting the previously-unbeaten Buffalo Bills in a 23-20 thriller .

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The win moves the Patriots to 3-2, but more importantly, it sends a message to the rest of the NFL that there's a legitimate football team in New England after back-to-back 4-13 seasons.

"It's a double-jump forward," Patriots Insider Tom E. Curran said on Patriots Postgame Live after the team's upset win. "We were just sitting here talking about moral victories throughout the week, and they actually walk off with a legitimate victory.

"They're going to be the toast of the NFL

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