This one had U-G-L-Y written all over it, but in the end, an ugly win is a hundred times more preferable than an even uglier loss. The Patriots trailed all game to the lowly Houston Texans and deserve some credit for coming back from a 22-9 deficit to take their first lead of the game, and winning with 15 seconds left 25-22.
There was a great deal of concern entering the game because four of the Patriots starting five offensive linemen were out this week, two from injury and two who were on the reserve COVID list. But the offensive line was hardly an issue today in Houston.