"When your season begins with few expectations, anything positive is good. When you take a 2024, 4-13 team to the top of your conference after 12 games, it's very good. Mike Vrabel's 2025 New England Patriots led by the league's possible MVP, quarterback Drake Maye, now sit at the top of the AFC East. They are also the No. 1 seed in the AFC, and they need to hold onto that situation."
"As Patriot Nation knows, after two decades of excellence with Tom Brady, earning a Division title and even better the No. 1 seed in the AFC is a critical stepping stone to the ultimate prize, the Lombardi Trophy. If the 2025 Patriots have serious aspirations to replicate the feat of their 2003 predecessors and others, winning the top seed is a major advantage. The Patriots are well-situated after 12 games for a deep playoff run"
After a 4-13 2024 season, the 2025 New England Patriots have surged to the top of the AFC East and hold the AFC's No. 1 seed after 12 games. Quarterback Drake Maye is playing at an MVP-caliber level and head coach Mike Vrabel has rebuilt the roster into a surprise contender. The team defeated Buffalo in a statement road win and now sits first in wins and conference seeding. The Patriots control their postseason destiny: with the Broncos on bye, winning the remaining games would secure the division and top seed by virtue of a better divisional record. The final five games will determine playoff positioning.
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