Ho! Ho! Ho!
It’s Week 15 and your former 2-4 Patriots are not only atop of the AFC East, but tied with the top contenders in the conference. At 9-4 they are currently the No. 1 seed and will own that seed for the playoffs if they win out. That’s big. Trent Brown-big. The 9-4 Titans and Chiefs don’t have that advantage but the Patriots do.
The league’s shiny new 17-game schedule already makes this year more challenging, especially considering the time lost through players testing positive for COVID-19. The playoff bye equals out that extra game.