There’s nothing particularly galling about a 10-1 team going on the road and losing the Houston Texans. That’s going to happen.
But the New England Patriots are in a position that many AFC teams have found themselves in this century: They might not have any margin of error when it comes to getting home-field advantage through the playoffs. That Week 12 loss to the Houston Texans puts the Patriots behind in the race.
There’s not much doubt what the most impactful change in this week’s playoff projection is:
It seems like the one thing in the NFL bracket that has the biggest impact on who we’ll see in Super Bowl LIV is whether New England or Baltimore get the No.