FOXBORO, Mass. — The Patriots absolutely needed to get a victory Monday night in Arizona, and they got it done.
It wasn’t pretty. Despite the Cardinals losing star quarterback Kyler Murray to a reportedly serious knee injury on the first drive of the game, New England had to fight and claw for a 27-13 win in a game that shouldn’t have been close. In fact, the score was tied in third quarter before a DeAndre Hopkins fumble resulted in a Raekwon McMillan scoop-and-score that totally changed the game. Replacement QB Colt McCoy threw an interception on Arizona’s next series, and the Patriots responded with a touchdown drive that put the game out of reach.