After beating the Chargers on Sunday Night Football on Wild Card weekend, they are now set to host either the Steelers or Texans in the divisional round next Sunday. It's an unexpected outcome for a team that most analysts believed would not only win fewer than 10 games this year, but also miss the playoffs. Instead, they're the No. 2 seed and are one game away from the AFC Championship.
For the most part, it's fair to assume that the rest of the league and NFL analysts aren't exactly thrilled that the five-year drought in New England appears to be over, and it is clear that they have already found their next franchise quarterback in Drake Maye.