"In fact, after beating the Falcons on Sunday to move to 7-2, coupled with the Colts losing to the Steelers, they now have the best record in the AFC and hold the No. 1 seed in the conference. If that was a prediction before the season began, surely nobody would have believed it. But after nine weeks of the 2025 season, it's become a reality."
"They're now atop the division and the conference with their impressive record and will be (at least) one game ahead of the next best team, providing a nice cushion for the weeks ahead, especially going into a tough matchup with the Bucs next week. It's a familiar position for the historically successful franchise, yet it has felt like a distant memory since Tom Brady left in 2020."
After a disastrous 2024 season, the Patriots entered 2025 under Mike Vrabel with hopes for modest improvement. Playoff talk was distant but became plausible as the team put together a six-game winning streak. A win over the Falcons moved the team to 7-2, and a Colts loss gave the Patriots the AFC's best record and the No. 1 seed. The team leads its division and conference, holding at least a one-game cushion ahead of the next best team while preparing for a tough matchup with the Buccaneers. The franchise finds itself in a familiar postseason position not seen since Tom Brady's 2020 departure, offering Drake Maye and teammates a chance to rewrite recent playoff history.
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