The New England Patriots’ season is only seven games old, but they have already bested their win numbers of both 2024 and 2023. Beating the Tennessee Titans 31-13 on the road on Sunday, the have now improved to 5-2 on the season — one win more than they were able to celebrate each of the last two years.

The win also had another effect, though. It helped the Patriots further solidify their spot in the AFC playoff picture and put more pressure on the other teams in the conference; at the moment, the team of head coach Mike Vrabel is ranked second behind only the 6-1 Indianapolis Colts.

With just the Sunday and Monday night games of Week 7 missing, here is what the playoff picture in the AFC currently looks like: • Indianapolis Colts (6-1) • New England Patriots (5-2) • Denver Broncos

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