Story byBernd BuchmasserSun, December 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM UTC·11 min readWith only two games remaining on the schedule, the New England Patriots’ regular season is nearing its end. The first of those contests will see the team of head coach Mike Vrabel — playoff ticket in hand — travel to New York to take on the Jets in what is a must-win game despite the two rivals’ record disparity: the easiest way for the Patriots to capture the AFC East title is to go 2-0 in the next two games. Naturally, our non-holiday focus this week was primarily on that particular contest. With that said, let’s clean out the notebook.
