Pats Pulpit
The New England Patriots took care of business on Sunday night, beating the Baltimore Ravens 28-24 to celebrate their 12th win of the season. The victory allowed them to officially punch their playoff ticket, and puts them back into contention for the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
That game was only one of 16 to be played this weekend, and several of those other contests either directly or indirectly impact the Patriots in some shape or form as well. Let’s take a look.
San Francisco 49ers (10-4) at Indianapolis Colts (8-6): Go Colts! We end the week with a focus on draft positioning. In the unlikely case the 49ers drop out of the playoff picture in the NFC, the Patriots would benefit: the conditional sixth-round pick acquired in the Keion White trade would be better positioned in that case. | ESPN
The following games have taken place earlier in the week:
Los Angeles Rams (11-4) at Seattle Seahawks (12-3) | LA 37, SEA 38 (OT)
Philadelphia Eagles (10-5) at Washington Commanders (4-11) | PHI 29, WAS 18
Green Bay Packers (9-5-1) at Chicago Bears (11-4) | GB 16, CHI 22 (OT)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8) at Carolina Panthers (8-7) | TB 20, CAR 23
Buffalo Bills (11-4) at Cleveland Browns (3-12) | BUF 23, CLV 20
Los Angeles Chargers (11-4) at Dallas Cowboys (6-8-1) | LAC 34, DAL 17
Cincinnati Bengals (5-10) at Miami Dolphins (6-9) | CIN 45, MIA 21
New York Jets ****(3-12**)**** at New Orleans Saints (5-10)** | NYJ 6, NO 29
Minnesota Vikings (7-8) at New York Giants (2-13) | MIN 16, NYG 13
Kansas City Chiefs (6-9) at Tennessee Titans (3-12) | KC 9, TEN 26
Atlanta Falcons (6-9) at Arizona Cardinals (3-12) | ATL 26, ARZ 19
Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4) at Denver Broncos (12-3) | JAX 34, DEN 20
**Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6) at Detroit Lions **(8-7) | PIT 29, DET 24
Las Vegas Raiders (2-13) at Houston Texans (10-5) | LV 21, HST 23
This article also serves as an open thread for this week’s games. Please head down to the comment section to discuss and share your thoughts on the games as they unfold.
