When's the last time the Patriots had a game this big? On Sunday, they have a chance to win the division. Here are five things to watch:

Patriots-Ravens was picked as the flex in a week that has a number of other big games. Significant matchups around the league that week also include the Packers at the Bears, Jaguars at the Broncos, and Buccaneers at the Panthers (there's also a Rams-Seahawks matchup, but that is already in primetime as Thursday Night Football).

That's why the Patriots' record is now 11-2, and the Giants are now 2-11 after the two teams' national game on Monday Night Football. The Patriots, now having won the their last 10 games in a row, have the best record in the conference (the AFC) after defeating the New York Giants by a score of 33-15 in a home game at Gillette Stadium.

The Ravens-Patriots game in Week 16 has flexed from 1 p.m. to 8:20 p.m. on "Sunday Night Football," the NFL announced Monday. The matchup at M&T Bank Stadium will replace the Bengals-Dolphins game, which has been moved to the 1 p.m. slate.

Yes, it starts with Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye. But the Patriots’ return to contention doesn’t end there — not even close. Here’s how the Pats caught the Bills in Year 1 of

Vrabel has changed the culture, gotten full buy-in, made practically all the right moves on game day with his right hand man John Streicher, and has the Patriots riding a 10-game win streak. It’s also worth noting that as a head coach, Vrabel’s teams are 6-0 following a bye, which is where they sit with the Bills in town Sunday.

An oddsmaker's power ranking doesn't always match public perception or a team's record. The Buffalo Bills are very unlikely to win the AFC East but they are still the favorites to win the AFC. The Bills have the shortest odds to win the conference at +375. That belief in the Bills is reflected in this week's point spread.

The New England Patriots can clinch their first AFC East title since 2019 with a Week 15 victory over the Buffalo Bills.