FOXBOROUGH — Prior to the season, oddsmakers set the Over/Under on New England’s win total at 8.5 and Buffalo was a seemingly universal pick to win the AFC East.

Heading into their Week 14 bye, Mike Vrabel’s team sits 11-2, in sole possession of not just the division lead but the No. 1 seed in the entire AFC. They’ll have a chance to clinch the AFC East win a Week 15 over Buffalo.

In the locker room on Tuesday, a pair of Patriots defenders admitted they’d seen the preseason prognostications and got a little added motivation from them.

“I could lie to you and say we don’t, but I think everyone has an ear and they hear,” edge rusher K’Lavon Chaisson said. “Doubt definitely pushes people to a higher level than they actually thought they were capable of. So from the start to where we’re a

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