FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Patriots have a lot for which to be grateful this Thanksgiving Weekend. Not least of which, the opportunity they continue to make for themselves to climb up the American Football Conference's overall standings – perhaps even as high as the No. 1 seed, depending on the outcome of the Sunday night matchup between Baltimore and Cleveland.
After starting the season 2-4, New England has somehow clawed its way up to at least the 2-seed by finding ways to win six consecutive games.
If you only look at the final score of this latest victory, you wouldn't understand just how close it actually was throughout most of the four quarters.