It took the entire 2018 season for the Patriots to finally put together a complete performance, but New England finished strong on Sunday with a 38-3 blowout win over the Jets at Gillette Stadium.
Here’s what we learned coming off of this one, as the Patriots clinched the #2 seed and a first-round bye heading into the postseason.
1) Defense Was Strong against the run – As much criticism as the Patriots defense has gotten against the run in recent weeks, Sunday’s performance was arguably one of the most dominant as we’ve seen all season.