The New England Patriots scratched and clawed their way to a victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, and can now officially say they have a winning streak on their hands…

No, that isn’t anything to be too proud of, but when you do something for the first time in three seasons, you celebrate!

I’ve got takeaways:

BUTT-UGLY

The Patriots really seem to enjoy making things harder than they need to be…

New England didn’t dominate this game, but ultimately won it within the margins, holding the edge in third-down efficiency (46% to 33%), total yards (333 to 296) and time of possession (31:06), while also winning the turnover battle (+1).

It’ll be difficult to look past wins — which still feel extremely important, no matter the situation — but there was plenty of ugliness from others

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