The New England Patriots have made the most of their non-conference games this season.

New England left Florida with a 28-23 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The Patriots improved to 5-0 on the road after completing their sweep over NFC South competition.

The Patriots have now defeated all four teams from the NFC South. Head coach Mike Vrabel appeared to acknowledge the feat when greeting players in the tunnel after the win, per ESPN’s Mike Reiss .

“NFC South champs!” Vrabel repeatedly declared.

It’s unclear if Vrabel was bestowing that label onto his team or noting that the Patriots defeated the division winner from the last four seasons. No NFC South team had more than four wins within the division in 2024.

Drawing that division factored into New England’s favorable 20

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