The Patriots lost to Tom Brady and the Buccaneers on Sunday night, 19-17. New England’s record now stands at 1-3 with a trip to Houston to play the Texans ahead in Week 4.
And the Red Sox clinched the top American League wild card spot with a 7-5 comeback win against the Nationals. Rafael Devers’s two-run home run gave Boston the decisive lead:
The Red Sox will host the Yankees on Tuesday at 8:08 p.m. in a winner-take-all play-in game ahead of the actual start of the Major League postseason.