The New England Patriots won a game that they looked to have in control for most of the first half by a single point. Ultimately, however, the Patriots did hold on to win their Week 9 game against the Atlanta Falcons to improve to 7-2 on the year.

Let’s get into our lessons learned during the 24-23 victory at Gillette Stadium.

Sometimes, you have to win the ugly games

The Patriots haven’t won many games the last few years, so this might seem obvious, but it’s been a long time since they won a game quite like this. They were dominant in the first half, and then could do almost nothing at all in the second.

Drake Maye looked flustered most of the second half, threw an interception, ran into sacks, missed some open receivers, and had multiple miscommunications. Not only did the offense st

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