Getty Kayshon Boutte of the New England Patriots. The resurgent New England Patriots stand one win short of doubling their victory total from last season — and equalling their combined wins from 2023 and 2024 — after hanging on to defeat the Atlanta Falcons by a single point Sunday in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Patriots raised their record to 7-2, capturing their sixth consecutive win, and now hold the No. 2 seed in the AFC, falling short of the top-seeded Indianapolis Colts only on the win-