FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -December is winning time for the New England Patriots.
Season after season, coach Bill Belichick stresses the importance of the final month of the year. Starting in 2002, the Patriots have the league’s best record in December, 29-5. Their opponent on Monday night, the New York Jets, are just 18-18 in that month over that stretch but have perhaps their best team over more than a decade this year.
New England rookie cornerback Devin McCourty said it’s important to be playing well around this time.
The Patriots are doing it this year, finishing November with three straight wins and going into December tied for the AFC East lead with the Jets with a 9-2 record. In their last 16 December games, the Patriots are 15-1.
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