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The New England Patriots are on a bye in Week 14.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut when they return to the field in Week 15, they have a chance to take the AFC East for themselves.
That's right. The Pats can clinch the division in Week 15.
That's because they play the Buffalo Bills, the second-place squad which has won the division in each of the past five seasons.
But a Patriots win in that Week 15 matchup will take the AFC East crown back to New England.
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The Patriots will enter that game at 11-2.
The Bills are 8-4 before their Week 14 matchup with Joe Burrow and the Bengals.
The game on Sunday, Dec. 14 is currently scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff in New England.
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It's been quite the rapid ascension for the Pats, who were just 4-13 a year ago.
But with new head coach Mike Vrabel joined with rising superstar second-year QB Drake Maye, the Patriots are currently the No. 1 seed in the AFC. And soon, they'll have a chance to claim a division title.
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