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Who should Patriots fans root for in Week 10?

Week 10 rooting guide for New England Patriots fans (5-4, 59% to make the playoffs): root for the Jets, the Seahawks, the Chargers. Every Week 10 game ranked by how much it moves the Patriots' playoff odds.

NE
Patriots
5-4 · #7 seed · 8 games left · remaining SOS .531
Make playoffs
58%
Win division
8%
#1 seed
1%
Avg draft pick
19.7
proj. 9.2 wins
Rooting guide

Who should Patriots fans root for in Week 10?

The New England Patriots are 5-4 with a 59% chance to make the playoffs, 7% to win the division and 1% to earn the No. 1 seed, based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season.

Their own game against the Lions (Sun, Nov 15) matters most, of course.

The biggest outside game for Patriots fans: root for the Jets over the Bills (Sun, Nov 15), worth about 9 pts of division odds.

Next, root for the Seahawks over the Raiders (Sun, Nov 15), worth about 3 pts of playoff odds.

Also, root for the Chargers over the Ravens (Mon, Nov 16), worth about 3 pts of playoff odds.

And, root for the Falcons over the Chiefs (Sun, Nov 15), worth about 2 pts of playoff odds.

Updated after every game. Odds use the real standings, not your picks. See all Patriots playoff scenarios.

Every Week 10 result, ranked by how much it helps the Patriots' playoff chances (59% to make it, 7% to win the division, 1% for the #1 seed). Based on the real standings, not your picks. Gold marks the side to root for.

Your gameBig
NE
Patriots
Root for
@
DET
Lions
9 pts of division oddsMedium
BUF
Bills
@
NYJ
Jets
Root for
3 pts of playoff oddsMedium
SEA
Seahawks
Root for
@
LV
Raiders
3 pts of playoff oddsMedium
LAC
Chargers
Root for
@
BAL
Ravens
2 pts of playoff oddsMedium
KC
Chiefs
@
ATL
Falcons
Root for
1 pt of playoff oddsSmall
PIT
Steelers
@
CIN
Bengals
Root for
Better AFC rival takes a lossSmall
HOU
Texans
Root for
@
CLE
Browns
Better AFC rival takes a lossSmall
JAX
Jaguars
@
TEN
Titans
Root for
Better AFC rival takes a lossSmall
MIA
Dolphins
Root for
@
IND
Colts
Doesn't touch the AFC raceNo effect
MIN
Vikings
@
GB
Packers
Doesn't touch the AFC raceNo effect
SF
49ers
@
DAL
Cowboys
Doesn't touch the AFC raceNo effect
WAS
Commanders
@
NYG
Giants
Doesn't touch the AFC raceNo effect
LA
Rams
@
ARI
Cardinals
Doesn't touch the AFC raceNo effect
CAR
Panthers
@
NO
Saints

AFC

1BUFBills div7-199%
2DENBroncos div7-293%
3JAXJaguars div 6-297%
4PITSteelers div 6-279%
5KCChiefs 6-293%
6CINBengals 6-291%
7NEPatriots 5-458%
in the hunt
CLEBrowns 5-425%
LVRaiders 4-512%
BALRavens 4-516%
HOUTexans 3-535%
NYJJets 2-71%
INDColts 2-71%
MIADolphins 1-7<1%
TENTitans 1-7<1%
LACChargers 0-8<1%