The New England Patriots earned their sixth-straight victory in Week 9 over the Atlanta Falcons, with the final score settling in at 24-23. It wasn’t exactly pretty, and there was a bit of luck involved ( thank you very much, John Parker Romo ), but at the end of the day, a win is a win.

In a bit of a role reversal, the Pats came out of the gates hot in this one before cooling off in the second half. They ended up doing just enough to win and push their record to 7-2 , though, so with this game officially in the books, let’s look back at the action and pick out four studs and four duds for New England.

Studs

Demario Douglas

After a slow start to the season, Demario Douglas has come on strong as of late. With Kayshon Boutte being forced out of this game early due to a hamstring in

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