The New England Patriots have a chance to secure the top seed in the AFC and a first-round playoff bye, but they will need plenty to go their way over the final four weeks of the regular season.

Their final four matchups will come against the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and Miami Dolphins. They'll enter this Sunday's home game against Buffalo with an 11-2 record, tying the Denver Broncos for the best record in the conference. Denver owns the tiebreaker due to its better record against common opponents.

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Our partners at Strat-O-Matic simulated the final four weeks of the NFL regular season to see which playoff seed the Patriots would end up with. Will they earn the No. 1 seed for the first time

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