The AFC East belongs to the New England Patriots for the first time since the Tom Brady era, and the franchise didn’t let NFL fans forget it. For the first time since 2019, the Patriots locked up the AFC East title after the Buffalo Bills had previously reigned with Josh Allen leading the way.

The Patriots’ 42–10 thumping of the Jets on Sunday afternoon was only Step 1 in them clinching their first AFC East title since 2019.

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For the first time since 2019, the New England Patriots won the AFC East division with Sunday's win over the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills' loss in Week 17.

Drake Maye played one of the best games of his young Patriots career today as he amassed 278 all-purpose yards in a 42-10 win against the New York Jets.

Even after the Patriots wrapped up their Week 17 business, the wins kept stacking up. New England took care of the Jets in emphatic fashion, steamrolling New Yo

From the beginning, Pats coach Mike Vrabel promised the division title. After 13 wins, he’s tossing in Jets beatdown as a bonus.