Nothing quite like 4:30 p.m. sunsets, way-too-early holiday decorations, and the complete inability to not trek dead leaves into the house every time you open the door to remind us all that November is upon us. I have no idea where this year went.

On the plus side — and what a plus side it is — this is the first November in a while where the Patriots were still alive in the postseason hunt. Even better, this iteration of the Patriots is tied for best record in the NFL right now. It wasn’t their best game yesterday, but in other ways, it kind of was; the quarterback didn’t have a stellar day, and it was far from perfect, but New England managed to hold on over the Falcons and are now the winners of six straight. • This is one of those games that I found very hard to get a read on coming

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