After a rough loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, the Patriots still could have left the weekend on the right side of the playoff bubble if one of two games had gone their way.
But not only did neither of those games break in their favor, but little else did either.
Have a look:
Jets 31, Chicago 10 — This started badly for the Patriots when Justin Fields was ruled out for the Bears and only got worse. A Jets loss would have made the Patriots at least the No. 7 seed and maybe the No.