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Conference Championship: Patriots 10 – Broncos 7
Patriots win ugly to advance to the Super Bowl.
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Wild Card: Patriots 16 – Chargers 3
The Patriots get their first playoff win of the Mike Vrabel coaching tenure over the Chargers.
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Week 18: Patriots 38 – Dolphins 10
The Patriots squish the fish and finish with 14 wins on the season.
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Week 17: Patriots 42 – Jets 10
Maye threw five touchdowns in three quarters as the Patriots buried the Jets 42–10.
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Week 16: Patriots 28 – Ravens 24
Maye’s 380-yard comeback in Baltimore — the signature win of the Vrabel era so far.
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Week 15: Patriots 31 – Bills 35
A 21-point collapse in Buffalo. The run game finally showed up; the second-half passing game did not.
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Week 13: Patriots 33 – Giants 15
Special teams blew it open early and the defense laid the lumber against the Giants.
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Week 12: Patriots 26 – Bengals 20
Marcus Jones’s pick-six and a stout night against Flacco, even as the left side got banged up.
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Week 11: Patriots 27 – Jets 14
Thursday night, death by a thousand cuts: Henderson scored three and the line allowed zero sacks.
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Week 10: Patriots 28 – Buccaneers 23
A road win in Tampa. Hollins topped 100 yards and the line allowed one sack against Bowles.
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Week 9: Patriots 24 – Falcons 23
An ugly 24–23 win: the run defense stuffed Bijan, but the offensive line is a problem.
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Week 8: Patriots 32 – Browns 13
Maye threw three second-half touchdowns and Spillane picked one as Cleveland faded.
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Week 7: Patriots 31 – Titans 13
Maye completed 91 percent of his throws as the line dominated Tennessee.
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Week 6: Patriots 25 – Saints 19
Maye’s deep ball opened up, and the defense bent without breaking against the Saints.
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Week 5: Patriots 23 – Bills 20
A game-winning drive in Buffalo. Gonzalez and Diggs delivered; Gibson is out for the year.
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Week 4: Patriots 42 – Panthers 13
Maye was efficient, Jones returned a kick, and Diggs broke out in a 42–13 rout.
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Week 3: Patriots 14 – Steelers 14
Five turnovers wasted a statistically dominant night against Pittsburgh.
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Week 2: Patriots 33 – Dolphins 27
Stevenson ran well and the passing game was efficient in a 33–27 win over Miami.
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Week 1: Patriots 13 – Raiders 20
Boutte and the pass rush showed up; Maye’s mechanics and a dead run game did not.