NFL Week 15 Winners and Losers: Patriots Win, Browns Lose

Winners and Losers for NFL Week 15: Patriots, Colts, Browns, Dolphins and more

Dec 14, 2014; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and cornerback Jeremy Lane (20) and defensive tackle Jeremy Lane (97) celebrates after a fourth-down stop against the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field. The Seahawks defeated the 49ers 17-7. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 14, 2014; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with head coach Bill Belichick (R) after clinching the AFC East title with a 41-13 win over the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /

WINNER: New England Patriots

While clinching the AFC East Sunday, and essentially eliminating Miami from the playoff hunt, New England has continued a domination of the division which goes back to 2001. Since then they have won the AFC East 12 times, only losing it to Miami in 2008 and the New York Jets in 2002.

That’s a lot of winning. In the two years they didn’t win the division, they also failed to make the playoffs despite being second in the division. Those were the only two times they missed the playoffs in that span, during which they averaged 12 wins a year.

We expect them to meet that average this season as well.

You can hate them if you want—many do—but you have to admit that this is a team which is the very definition of winning right now.

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