The New England Patriots had a strong showing from their special teams and defensive units to beat what had originally seemed to be a superior Arizona Cardinals team in Week 12.
The Patriots offense was mostly bad. But quarterback Cam Newton and running back Damien Harris did just enough to win the game — with some help from a missed field goal from Cardinals kicker Zane Gonzalez. When he missed with the game tied and a few minutes left to play, Newton engineered a drive that put Patriots kicker Nick Folk in a position to make the game-winner.
After a day to digest the game film, here’s a look at the stars, studs and duds from Sunday.