It’s been a long, long time since the New England Patriots joined the New York Jets in having nothing to play for at the end of the season.
But 2020 was weird like that.
The ACF East’s bottom two teams face off in Week 17 for their final regular season game of the year. And then that will be it, and it will be interesting to see how Patriots fans cope with that.
But it’s likely that New England could pull out a win and improve to a 7-9 record to end their season on a high note. And in that case, it at least would be a silver lining to know that, while times were tough this year, the Patriots aren’t the 2-13 Jets, who probably missed out on Trevor Lawrence.
Here’s how to tune in:
When: Sunday, Jan. 3 at 1 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Livestream: FuboTV — free trial | CBS All-Access
