Let there be no confusion!! The Patriots did indeed get lucky Sunday.

Lucky that Parker Romo missed a late extra-point. Lucky the Falcons snapped the ball too soon and peed away an opportunity. Lucky things happened that helped them win their sixth game in a row and improve to 7-2.

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But it’s hard to miss that the "They got lucky, though…" observations shared Monday were laced with a little foreboding.

“Dude. Can’t have that. They aren’t gonna win in January like that…"

Two responses: 1) No s---. And 2) Do you hear what you’re saying about this team that -- for three years running -- was a carnival without a tent?

There are degrees of good fortune. This wasn’t a parade of ineptitude from the Patriots. It wasn'

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