The Aftermath: Patriots validate status as 'ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS' in football with win vs. Bucs

Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry react to the Patriots’ 28-23 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. New England improves to 8-2 on the season and has now won seven straight games to cement their place as a legitimate Super Bowl contender heading into the stretch run of the regular season.

1:00- Patriots' gritty win over Buccaneers elevates them into true contender status in the AFC

4:30- New England proves they can overcome a huge mistake in Drake Maye's late-game end zone interception

13:45- Patriots have flipped from a 'who's going to screw up?' to a 'who's going to make a play?' team in a few short months

19:15- Patriots team stats through 10 games prove what we're seeing on the field is real

23:35- Debating the end-of-half game management... was Drake Maye really trying to score on first and goal?

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