The Patriots are entering the final two weeks of the NFL season holding down the sixth playoff slot in the AFC, with games versus Jacksonville in Gillette Stadium in the final game in Foxborugh in 2021, and in Miami's Hard Rock Stadium versus the Dolphins next Sunday. 

If the Patriots and Dolphins both win this week, it sets up a clash for AFC Playoff Positioning on Sunday January 2, with the winner getting a postseason bid and the loser likely getting knocked out of any post-season contention. 

The Dolphins beat the Patriots in Week One, 17-16...the Dolphins opened 1 and 7 before rolling through a seven game winning streak to put themselves in playoff contention..

The Patriots seven game winning streak has been snapped with a two game losing streak, as the Patriots fell out of contention for the number one playoff position.