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2020 Week 12 · Cardinals at Patriots

Patriots vs Cardinals, 2020 Week 12: tied, 1:47 left, no timeouts, 1st and 10 at your own 35.

What really happened

Bill Belichick was calling it for the Patriots. His first call: Cam Newton hit James White for a loss of 1. The real drive ended in a made field goal. The Patriots won 20-17 over the Cardinals.

The plays that swung it

1. Q4 0:56

   Cam Newton ran for 14 yards, plus a lowering the head to initiate contact penalty on I. Simmons.

   +27 points of win chance

2. Q4 0:04

   Cam Newton spiked the ball to stop the clock.

   -3 points of win chance

3. Q4 0:03

   N. Folk's 50-yard field goal was good.

   +23 points of win chance

Win chance is the share of games like this one, from that spot, that the team went on to win.

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