40yrpatsfan
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The Cowboys played very tough and NE feels fortunate to come out of that one with a win. I thought the home winning streak was over, and wasn't confident at all about a TD drive in the last 2 minutes given how hard the yardage was coming the whole 2nd half. Brady was great down the stretch, and Hernandez is really something - they were the difference.
Now having seen Dallas up close, this is a team that will compete for the NFC title in January. You have all the elements and now just need to put it together. In 2001, the Pats' 1st SB year, they started out 0-2 and 1-3 before getting it together and going on a run.
I think Garrett learned a lesson yesterday that you have to be more aggressive offensively with the game on the line against a good team. The offense is what wins and loses games in those situations - Cowboys had 2 great chances to put it away and played too cautiously. I think they won't make that mistake again.
Now having seen Dallas up close, this is a team that will compete for the NFC title in January. You have all the elements and now just need to put it together. In 2001, the Pats' 1st SB year, they started out 0-2 and 1-3 before getting it together and going on a run.
I think Garrett learned a lesson yesterday that you have to be more aggressive offensively with the game on the line against a good team. The offense is what wins and loses games in those situations - Cowboys had 2 great chances to put it away and played too cautiously. I think they won't make that mistake again.
