Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte returned to practice, giving QB Drake Maye an essential target back ahead of the Week 12 matchup vs. the Bengals.

The New England Patriots already took care of business on Thursday night, beating the New York Jets 27-14 to improve to 9-2 on the year. That said, the rest of Week 11 is still worth keeping a close eye on as far as playoff positioning is concerned. So, here is who you should be rooting for in the 13 non-Patriots matchups between Sunday and Monday.

That being said, the Patriots are still seen as the favorite to end up as the No. 1 seed and owner of the first-round playoff bye. According to The Athletic’s playoff simulator, the team of head coach Mike Vrabel has a 46% chance to earn the top spot in the conference, compared to 23% for the Broncos and 20% for the Colts.

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Brown joined the Patriots’ staff in January after he quickly rose up the coaching ranks with the Chicago Bears. Brown was named the interim coach for Chicago’s final five games in 2024 after the team fired Matt Eberflus. The Bears went 1-4 during that stretch.

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The Patriots deserve plenty of praise for reeling off eight wins in a row, even if Van Wilder had a harder schedule than these guys. But you can only play who is in front of you, and New England isn’t just squeaking by; it’s covered the spread most of the time during Drake Maye’s stellar sophomore campaign.

The irony, of course, is that the 2018 Patriots team beat McVay in his first trip to the Super Bowl as head coach of the Rams. Oddly enough, that Patriots team dominated McVay's Rams in the Super Bowl not because of the offense but because of the defense.