There’s an old saying in the NFL that the real season begins after Thanksgiving. Well, we’re officially after Thanksgiving, and the Patriots have positioned themselves well as the “real season” is set to begin.
At 10-2, the Patriots sit in the driver’s seat in the AFC East and in the AFC standings ahead of their Week 13 matchup against the Giants. As New England is the league’s only team to win 10 games at this point in the season, something catastrophic would have to happen for the Patriots to completely miss the postseason.
So, what needs to happen for the Patriots to win the AFC East and lock up the AFC’s No.