Coming off an impressive 23-20 win over the Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots will take on the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. The hope is that the Patriots will make it three wins in a row to improve to 4-2 on the year and further solidify their position in the AFC playoff picture.

While there is still a long way to go, the playoffs are also on our minds in this week’s rooting guide.

Thursday

Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants: Go Giants! A simple reason why the Giants are our pick here: they will play the Patriots in December, meaning that a win for them on Thursday night would improve New England’s strength of schedule tiebreaker. | Amazon

Sunday

Denver Broncos at New York Jets: Go… Jets? If the Patriots want to make the playoffs, they might have to do so as a

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