RJB33
I think they will.
The Pats may very well lose to the Ravens, and back-to-back losses will lead to some panic and soul-searching. But playing the Jets, historically, is an excellent antidote to a crisis of confidence. And right now, the Dolphins look like a mess; I’d been starting to worry about them as they played better over the last few weeks, but now they’re eliminated from the playoffs and benching Tua.
If the game was in Miami, I’d still worry. Weird things always happen to the Pats in Miami! But a home game against 7th round draftee Quinn Ewers? No offense, but I’m not that worried.
Closing out the year with two straight wins will leave the Pats 13-4 and with the tiebreaker even if Buffalo wins out. Where they go from there, I shouldn’t hazard a guess. If we end up playing Houston’s defense in Round One, maybe not far. But it would still be a spectacular season against expectations, and yes, it would mean the divisional title returning to Foxborough.

Ricky Hot Pants
I think they will also. But as far as beating the Ravens this week…I just don’t know. “Don’t Know” should have been a choice in the survey. Which Patriots team shows up? The 30 minute or the 60 minute?

TDDsDad
Yes, yes, and less than one TD. I think that Vrabel will get the team’s collective heads out of their collective asses and they play competitive football for 60 minutes for a change. It will come down to whoever has the ball last.

Sportzballer
Yes. Yes. More than one.
I do think the Patriots are going generally in the right direction. However, the is is still way too binary. The main trajectory of the team is going the right way. However, I have a few concerns about the trade deadline. I have more concerns about injuries, which are simply poor luck. I’m afraid the oversimplified poll might lead to more oversimplified analyses. The why is more important than the results.
The division shouldn’t even be the question it currently is given the wins lead we had over the Bills. It’s a shame we let them back into the hunt, but I still think we hold them off to win the AFC East. My primary concerns are postseason related.
The Ravens are kind of a mess. I don’t think a Patriots team motivated by a recent loss will lose to them.