Last Sunday night’s comeback from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit at Baltimore helped keep the Patriots alone atop the AFC East, and in the mix for the top seed in the AFC. It also preserved their run at something they’ve only done twice before.
With a win on Sunday at the Jets, the Patriots will finish the regular season with an 8-0 record on the road.
Via NBC Sports research, the Patriots have done it twice before — in 2007 and 2016. Both years, they made it to the Super Bowl.
That said, the road schedule has hardly been daunting. But no NFL team hand picks its slate of games. They just play them.
The ultimate road test for the Patriots will come if they have to face the Broncos in Denver. During the Belichick-led heyday the Patriots were 0-3 in the playoffs at Mile High Stadium.
