Frankly, that game was UGLY for both sides, though a lot had to do with injuries and the weather it seemed (to a small extent).
Both teams pretty much lost the game SEVERAL times in the final 3 minutes
Frankly, it was a catch, BUT BY RULE IT WAS NOT. That's the flawed catch rule for you, and frankly there's no consistency with those calls around the NFL. The bobble certainly helped NE's case as the ball hit the ground there.
Still, while a win is a win, that was very ugly and could have gone either way.
THAT SAID... Big Ben could have easily thrown the ball away and kicked the game tying FG to force overtime, but instead he makes a risky throw that results in an ill-advised pick. Some bad situational football there by PIT. Now, Pats HAVE to take care of business the next two weeks and win out to secure #1 seed. Hopefully this isn't like 2015 where injuries + lack of aggression led to two losses to end the season, which cost them the #1 seed and a home game vs. Denver in the AFCCG.
Also, if PIT & JAX both win out and NE loses 1 game, then it doesn't matter what happened tonight, as NE falls to 3 seed I believe. SO.. take care of business the next few weeks Pats! And hope a lot of the guys get healthy again.