The Aftermath: Patriots validate status as 'ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS' in football with win vs. Bucs

Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry react to the Patriots’ 28-23 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. New England improves to 8-2 on the season and has now won seven straight games to cement their place as a legitimate Super Bowl contender heading into the stretch run of the regular season. 1:00- Patriots' gritty win over Buccaneers elevates them into true contender status in the AFC 4:30- New England proves they can overcome a huge mistake in Drake Maye's late-game end zone interception 13:45- Patriots have flipped from a 'who's going to screw up?' to a 'who's going to make a play?' team in a few short months 19:15- Patriots team stats through 10 games prove what we're seeing on the field is real 23:35- Debating the end-of-half game management... was Drake Maye really trying to score on first and goal? WATCH every episode of the Patriots Talk podcast on YouTube Follow NBC Sports Boston: NBCSportsBoston.com X @NBCSpatriots Facebook Instagram TikTok Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.