TAMPA, Fla. – There’s a reason why the Patriots were underdogs on Sunday.

Heading into this matchup, Mike Vrabel’s team , traveling on the road, was missing starting running back Rhamondre Stevenson, receiver Kayshon Boutte, and linebacker Christian Elliss. They were going up against one of their toughest tests in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who sit at the top of the NFC South and were coming off a bye week.

At the start of this matchup, the Patriots looked like underdogs. The defense allowed another opening-score drive. The offense was unusually quiet, punting in their first two drives.

But as we’ve seen this season, there’s no quit in this Vrabel-led team.

On Sunday, the tide turned in the Patriots’ favor at the end of the first half. A gutsy call from Vrabel, to go for it on fou

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