What a game.
In what was by far their best game of the season, the Patriots faced off against the Minnesota Vikings in a Thursday night Thanksgiving showdown. New England just about kept up with a high-powered (and top-ranked) Minnesota offense for the whole game, trading blows back and forth deep into the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately, multiple misfortunes throughout the game lost the Patriots their offensive momentum. Between unlucky penalty calls (or the lack of them), timely mistakes, and just good play by the opposition, they faltered down the stretch.
Even with multiple drives at the end, they could not keep even with the Vikings, losing the game 33-26.
Here are four big takeaways from the game.