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It's never pretty for Patriots, but a win over Cardinals helps their playoff hopes

The stories with the New England Patriots this season have most been about a weird offensive playcalling situation, that offense not producing enough points or Mac Jones not replicating his rookie year success.

The wins don't get talked about as much.

The Patriots are 7-6 after a 27-13 win over the Arizona Cardinals and if the season ended today, they'd be in the playoffs as the AFC's seventh seed. That might surprise some people whose only entry into the Patriots' season has been the complaints about Matt Patricia calling plays or a short-lived Bailey Zappe-Jones quarterback controversy.