The New England Patriots officially took over the No. 1 seed in the AFC with the Baltimore Ravens’ loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 13.
Bill Belichick’s team took a firm grasp of that positioning in the conference with a gritty 14-10 win against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night. Mac Jones threw the ball three times due to 50-plus MPH wind and the Patriots used 222 yards on the ground to help compliment the league’s best defense.
The Patriots (9-4) also have a two-game lead in the AFC East, with the Bills sitting at 7-5 and the surging Miami Dolphins at 6-7. New England is now entering the bye week with the Indianapolis Colts on the other side, followed up by a home game against the Bills.
Belichick is currently sitting exactly where he wants to be.
A rookie QB.
The No. 1 scoring defense.
The only AFC team with 9 wins.After 13 weeks, the @Patriots are the AFC's #1 seed. #ForeverNE pic.twitter.com/LUAWPTC4RQ
— NFL (@NFL) December 7, 2021
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