That being said, the Patriots are still seen as the favorite to end up as the No. 1 seed and owner of the first-round playoff bye. According to The Athletic’s playoff simulator, the team of head coach Mike Vrabel has a 46% chance to earn the top spot in the conference, compared to 23% for the Broncos and 20% for the Colts.

The Buffalo Bills trail the New England Patriots by 1.5 games in the AFC East standings, and they face even more of an uphill climb thanks to the NFL schedulemakers

The Patriots deserve plenty of praise for reeling off eight wins in a row, even if Van Wilder had a harder schedule than these guys. But you can only play who is in front of you, and New England isn’t just squeaking by; it’s covered the spread most of the time during Drake Maye’s stellar sophomore campaign.

NATO member Romania evacuated residents after a suspected Russian drone strike hit a Turkish LPG tanker in Ukraine’s Izmail Port, sparking the risk of a huge explosion. The affected vessel is named “ORINDA,” according to Turkish shipping publication Deniz Haber. All 16 crew members evacuated the ship and are safe, the report said.

CJ Dippre got the call. On Monday afternoon, the New England Patriots announced, in a series of moves, that the former Lakeland High School and Alabama tight end was elevated to the 53-man roster

The Patriots signed Bradyn Swinson to the 53-man roster. Mike Vrabel indicated the move was partly to prevent other teams from signing him off their practice squad.

They still have six games to go and the Patriots already have their most wins since the 2021 season. New England took down the New York Jets to kick off Week 11, running a winning streak that dates back to Sept.

In the throwback scene, the Buffalo Bills are once again donning their "Standing Buffalo" look, while the New York Giants will wear their "Vintage White" threads for the second consecutive week. The Arizona Cardinals are wearing all-black alternates for the second and last time this campaign.

There were multiple reasons we were all rooting for the Patriots in the 2002 Super Bowl — a desire for an upset, the U2 halftime show, that we didn’t really know Brady or Belichick yet, just general immediate post-9/11 brain fog — but the primary one was that we thought they were taking down a dynasty.

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