New England Patriots: 3 games to watch around the NFL in Week 10

The New England Patriots are entering their bye week, but these three NFL games will be of high importance to the team in their pursuit of the No. 1 seed.

The New England Patriots are officially onto the Philadelphia Eagles in a Week 11 showdown and rematch of Super Bowl LII.

Coming off a tough loss to Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, the defending Super Bowl champions have come back to the rest of the league a little bit with their 8-1 record.

Still No. 1 in the AFC, the loss put them just a game ahead of the Ravens, who now owns the tie breaker if the teams ended up tied at the end of the season.  It also keeps the Buffalo Bills alive for the AFC East title.  The Patriots own the head-to-head tie breaker, but there is not much room for error as there has been in the past when it comes to the AFC East and this time in the season.

While Patriots head coach Bill Belichick would tell you he is not focused on the scoreboard, but what his own team does, it is that time of the year to start watching the scores around the league.

Though not playing a game, the New England Patriots could come out winners in Week 10.  Here are three teams and games to watch around the NFL in Week 10.