Even with a win on Sunday against the Jets, the New England Patriots are already guaranteed to finish with their worst season record since 2009. Tom Brady is also sporting his worst quarterback rating since that year, and is coming off a home game against the Bills in which he barely completed over half his passes, and threw twice as many picks as touchdowns.
And yet, New England is right where they’re supposed to be this time of year. The Patriots are AFC East champions and headed to the playoffs.