It might not have been a blowout like in Week 4, or a major upset against one of the NFL’s best teams as in Week 5, but the New England Patriots’ win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 6 is still one to feel good about. Not only is the 25-19 victory the Patriots’ third straight to improve to 4-2 on the year, they also avoided falling into the dreaded “trap” after their high-profile W against Buffalo one Sunday prior.

Head coach Mike Vrabel was also happy with his team’s performance, so much so that he ended up giving every Patriots player a game ball afterwards. He furthermore mentioned that he saw “glimpses of good football” out of his team during his postgame presser — a verbal level of enthusiasm rarely shown by the 50-year-old at the podium.

“None of it was perfect today,” Vrabel sa

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