It definitely does but not as much as in the past. The division is in play and divisional tie breakers hit common opponents rather than AFC/NFC,. The Pats will also play the Rams so a win helps us in a divisional tie breaker. It would hurt in a wild card tiebreaker but there is an extra wild card team this year. It is very early in the season but my guess is W/L is a break even scenario in a tie breaker or that a win might even be better.