NFL playoff picture: Pats clinch AFC East
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The second-year quarterback throws for five touchdowns in less than three quarters of action for New England, which clinched the division with Buffalo’s loss.
The Buffalo Bills' reign as AFC East champs is done thanks to a Week 17 loss to the Eagles. Here's a look at who stood out as winners and losers in that defeat.
For the first time since 2019, the New England Patriots won the AFC East division with Sunday's win over the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills' loss in Week 17.
Drake Maye's dominant 5-TD performance keeps AFC East champ Patriots in race for No. 1 AFC seed and bolsters QB's MVP shot
The Patriots are champions again of the AFC East, as they officially clinched the division title following the Bills' loss to the Eagles.
In miserable weather and with a miserable offense, the Buffalo Bills trail the Philadelphia Eagles, 13-0, at halftime.
Patriots fans likely could not have hoped for a better outcome with second-year quarterback Drake Maye. Maye has looked like a bona fide MVP candidate all season, and has helped lead the Patriots to a 13-3 record and the AFC East divisional title.
Drake Maye threw a career-high five touchdown passes before getting the rest of the game off in the third quarter, New England scored a TD on its first six drives and the Patriots finished the regular season undefeated on the road by dominating the New York Jets 42-10 on Sunday.