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<\/p>\nThe New England Patriots are facing playoff elimination today against the Indianapolis Colts.
\nFINAL: The New England Patriots have been eliminated from playoff.<\/p>\n
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Coming into today’s game with a 3-9 record, New England clearly hasn’t had an easy go of things this season. They were never expected to be a serious playoff contender and losing games actually isn’t the worst thing for their franchise outlook.<\/p>\n
If the season ended today, the Patriots would end up getting the No. 4 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. They will have a lot of ways to make needed additions during the offseason.<\/p>\n
Not only will New England likely have a very high draft pick to work with, they will also have plenty of cap space to make moves in free agency or even the trade market.<\/p>\n
While the Patriots may not seem to be in a great position by their record, things look much brighter when considering their ability to make moves for more talent.<\/p>\n
That being said, Christopher Price of the Boston Globe has revealed the scenarios that could knock New England out of the playoffs officially this week.<\/p>\n
There are four scenarios that would end up meaning the end of the Patriots’ playoff chances.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, it is very clear that New England’s elimination will be coming up in the very near future. Many believe that they will lose to the Colts this afternoon, which would be a big step towards elimination.<\/p>\n
All of that being said, the Patriots simply need to focus on developing their young players and competing. Even if they don’t win by a final score perspective, they can still win by improving for the future.<\/p>\n
It will be interesting to see how today’s game goes for New England and whether or not they end up being officially eliminated this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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