The New England Patriots continue to rise above expectations, and they won their seventh game in a row Sunday, beating the defending NFC South champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The victory meant the Patriots had swept their four-game series against the NFC South teams, and head coach Mike Vrabel welcomed each of his players back by shaking their hands and yelling, “NFC South champs.” Expand Tweet

The Patriots used explosive plays to get the better of the Buccaneers in Tampa. Rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson had touchdown runs of 69 and 55 yards while quarterback Drake Maye threw a pair of TD passes. Henderson had 14 carries for 147 yards as he averaged an eye-opening 10.5 yards per carry.

Maye continues to play scintillating football as he threw for 270 yards and had just an

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