FOXBOROUGH — FOXBOROUGH — The Patriots closed out their regular-season slate in impressive fashion on Sunday with a 38-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins.
With that victory over Miami, the Patriots (14-3) clinched the No. 2 seed in the AFC and became the third team in NFL history to improve by 10 wins from one season to the next.
Here are seven takeaways from Sunday’s win in Foxborough:
Patriots clinch No. 2 seed, will play Chargers in first round of playoffs
The Patriots took care of business on Sunday, beating a pedestrian Miami team, 38-10, to close out their impressive turnaround campaign with a 14-3 record.