The Patriots are on a roll.

Mike Vrabel’s team heads into this Thursday night game against the New York Jets with an 8-2 record and riding a seven-game win streak. In 10 weeks, the Patriots have matched the win total from the previous two seasons combined. Their win streak is the longest this franchise has seen since 2021.

That 2021 team won seven straight games before the wheels fell off. That year, the Patriots went 1-3 in their final four games. They finished with a 10-7 record, entered the playoffs as a wildcard team, and were blown out by the Buffalo Bills. The Patriots started that season 9-4 before a tough stretch crushed any hope they had.

This season, the red-hot Patriots need to finish the year by beating teams they’re supposed to. That starts Thursday with the 2-7 Jets w

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