Overview
- Rhamondre Stevenson scored three touchdowns with 131 rushing yards, and rookie TreVeyon Henderson added two scores as New England piled up 243 rushing yards.
- Drake Maye went 14-of-18 for 191 yards and a touchdown before Joshua Dobbs finished the fourth quarter to limit injury risk.
- New England will host the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round after Denver retained the No. 1 seed.
- Maye closed the regular season with 4,394 passing yards, 31 touchdowns and eight interceptions, strengthening his MVP candidacy.
- The NFL fined Jets defensive end Jermaine Johnson $17,389 for a Week 17 blow to Maye’s head/neck, finalizing discipline before the postseason.