The Patriots’ ascent to the top of the AFC is looking more inevitable than the Marvel villian Thanos right now.
After dispatching the Tennessee Titans 36-13 in a physical game worthy of January football, New England retained its AFC East division lead and moved to second in the conference. A Baltimore Ravens loss on Sunday night would make them the AFC’s No. 1 seed.
The NFL’s best defense in terms of points allowed stifled their opponent once again, holding Tennessee to just 13 points and notching four more takeaways—the sixth game in which they’ve forced multiple turnovers in their last seven.