A hodgepodge of free agents, practice squadders, and Julian Edelman comprised New England’s defensive back room, and the results from that season reflected that. Those of you who were around from 2009-2012 or so will remember a Patriots team that couldn’t field a decent secondary to save their life.Can a team win with a rookie QB and a bunch of backups on the line? It turns out that the answer is yes - and even if the Pats had lost yesterday, it wouldn’t have been on the line at all. After that, you really didn’t know what to expect. But I imagine that, like me, a fair number of you out there thought the Patriots were going to win this game prior to the news that four of New England’s five starting offensive linemen were going to be out.So if that’s the hill you want to die on this week, have at it. It probably shouldn’t have been as close as it was. Some guys played well, others most certainly did not. “Escaped” might be the best word to use here. And New England barely squeaked out a win against them.
Let’s get this out of the way first so those of you who prefer to keep it negative will be able to enjoy this article as well: the Houston Texans are not a good football team.But the reality is that the Patriots have played games like this before, and won games like this before, and I’ll take a win that allows for a number of learning experiences over a loss that allows for them. If you’re a member of the Boston media, embarrassing, shameful, and fire Belichick are probably littering your hack job articles this morning. There are a number of phrases you can use regarding yesterday’s matchup between the Houston Texans and New England Patriots, all of which we’ve used before.
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