NFL playoff picture: Pats clinch AFC East
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Patriots win AFC East, Ravens stay alive and 49ers will battle Seahawks for No. 1 seed in NFC
The Patriots became the fourth team to clinch a division title, the Browns kept the Ravens alive and the 49ers moved closer toward a No. 1 seed.
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.
The Patriots are back on top of the AFC East. After New England blew out the Jets 42-10 to improve to 13-3 on Sunday, Mike Vrabel’s squad sat back and watched as the Bills lost to the Eagles 13-12. That sequence secured the Patriots their first AFC East title since 2019. It marked an incredible turnaround from last season.