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Patriots vs. Cardinals rookie review: First-year players rise to the occasion in Week 14

The New England Patriots were able to snap their two-game losing streak thanks to a 27-13 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night. Just like the Patriots’ other games this season, this one also saw considerable contributions from the team’s rookie class.

Let’s quickly go through all of the first-year players currently on the team to find out how they performed against the Cardinals. As always, we will start with first-round draft pick Cole Strange and move all the way down to the undrafted free agents.

G Cole Strange (1-29): New England’s game plan focused on quick passing yet again, which in turn played into the offensive line’s hands in terms of pass protection.