Ahead of this year’s training camp, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel explained that he was looking at his team’s performances in three distinct categories. There is the good, the bad, and, as he called it, the s—t that gets you beat.

Sunday’s 26-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals saw plenty of all three. So, if the coach wants to look at the Patriots through the three categories he established, who are we to disagree? So, let’s break down the Week 12 game in exactly that manner.

The good: Battling adversity

The Patriots did face their fair share of challenges during their current win streak, but for the most part did not have to overcome any major obstacles. That was not the case on Sunday.

Not only did they fall into a 10-0 hole behind another slow defensive start and a slo

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