{"id":776413,"date":"2015-12-09T18:17:06","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T23:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ttownsports.com\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2023-06-04T14:07:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T18:07:42","slug":"patriots-will-try-to-clinch-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/patriots-will-try-to-clinch-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Will Try to Clinch Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another week and another attempt for the Patriots to Clinch the AFC East. This week there are 5 different ways the Pats can clinch. Let\u2019s hope this is the week! This week it all depends on how the Patriots and Jets do.<\/p>\n<p>Okay here is how it can happen: NE Win = NE clinches at least a tie in strength of victory over the NYJ&#8230;. Or NE win + NYJ loss or tie&#8230;. Or NE tie + NYJ loss&#8230;. Or NE tie + NYJ tie = NE Clinches at least a tie in the strength of victory tiebreaker over NYJ&#8230;. 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