New England became the first NFL team to reach 11 wins on Monday night.
At minimum, the Patriots will be tied with the Broncos on record when they next take the field in Week 15.
Denver will likely move to 11-2 in Week 14 against the already-eliminated Las Vegas Raiders.
Denver and New England do not play in the regular season, so the tiebreaker will come down to conference record. Both teams are 6-2 in AFC play.
Three games in Week 14 could flip the AFC playoff picture around.
The Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars square off for first place in the AFC South, the Baltimore Ravens face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North and the Kansas City Chiefs need to beat the Houston Texans to have a shot at a wild-card berth.
Kansas City is 6-6 with head-to-head losses to the Los Angeles Chargers, Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens.
The Chiefs might have to win out just to be in the wild-card conversation in Week 18.
