Brady leads late FG drive to keep Patriots undefeated

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) breaks a tackle by New York Giants' Craig Dahl (43) on the way to a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday Nov. 15, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Patriots won 27-26. (AP Photo/Gary Hershorn) New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) breaks a tackle by New York Giants' Craig Dahl (43) on the way to a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday Nov. 15, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Patriots won 27-26. (AP Photo/Gary Hershorn)

By Associated Press November 16, 2015 5 min read

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – This is one of those years the New England Patriots are finding ways to win.

The defending Super Bowl champions can blow teams out with their well-oiled offense, beat them with a surprisingly good defense or make plays on special teams.

Turns out, Tom Brady and company can win when they’re not that crisp, too.

The Patriots (9-0) did that Sunday, driving 44 yards without any timeouts to set up a game-winning 54-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski with 1 second remaining in a 27-26 win over the New York Giants.

“We can’t expect every week to just come out and have things go our way and roll out,” Patriots receiver Matthew Slater said. “I think this is a character-building win for us against a very, very good football team. And I think that we learned a lot about the character and the make-up of this football team and it’s going to take us a long way.”