Mike Florio was taken aback by how the New England Patriots looked over the past two weeks.
The Patriots were firmly in the driver’s seat after taking down the Bills in Buffalo on “Monday Night Football.” Not only was New England in first place in the AFC East, it also had a hold of the No. 1 seed in the conference, which comes with a first-round playoff bye.
But the Patriots let the favorable situation slip through their fingers. Consecutive losses against the Indianapolis Colts and the Bills put New England sixth in the AFC standings with two weeks remaining in the regular season.