The Patriots are winners of six in a row, and improved to 7-2 with a close 24-23 win over a talented but flawed Atlanta Falcons team.
The Patriots, near the close of the first half, gave every appearance of blowing this one wide open. They were leading 21-7 and had the ball around midfield with an opportunity to execute the double-score scenario, putting the Falcons to bed early with no comeback.
But then, as the saying goes, all hell broke loose. A strip sack, scoop, and return put Atlanta inside the ten-yard line, where they punched it in for at least a 10-point swing and gave them life.