FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — With his team watching as its lead whittled away late in the fourth quarter, Patriots coach Mike Vrabel knew he had to say something.

“I told our offense that we were going to need one drive to win the football game," Vrabel said. “And that’s all that’s going to matter.”

He just wasn’t sure if it would be a five-minute drive or a two-minute drive.

“It wound up being a five-minute drive,” Vrabel said. “They executed.”

Drake Maye threw two touchdown passes and had a pair of turnovers in an uneven performance, and New England held on for its sixth straight victory, 24-23 over Atlanta on Sunday after Parker Romo missed a potential tying extra point for the Falcons.

Terrell Jennings had his first career rushing touchdown for the Patriots (7-2). DeMario Douglas had four

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