The New England Patriots are AFC East champions for the first time since the Tom Brady era. Drake Maye and the Patriots clinched the division thanks to the Buffalo Bills' 13-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.

The Buffalo Bills will not be AFC East champions. Against one of the best teams in the NFC on Sunday, they looked little like Super Bowl contenders.

Eleven months after Mike Vrabel took over a 4-13 team and declared a division title a goal, the Patriots locked up the crown with a week to go in the regular season.

For all the drama surrounding A.J. Brown earlier this season, he has now eclipsed 1,000 yards on the season. He's reached that mark in all four seasons with the Eagles and six times in his seven-year career. DeVonta Smith needs 44 yards to give the Eagles two 1,000-yard receivers. for the third time in four seasons.

Maye was phenomenal again Sunday in a 42-10 win over the New York Jets. That win, combined with the Buffalo Bills’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the late games, clinched the AFC East title for the Patriots. It is the Patriots’ first division title since 2019, which was Tom Brady’s last season in New England.

In miserable weather and with a miserable offense, the Buffalo Bills trail the Philadelphia Eagles, 13-0, at halftime.