The 2024 season supplied extra of the identical for Patriots followers because the staff completed with a 4-13 document for the second straight 12 months. This season must be extra thrilling, particularly with these three matchups.
Week 5 at Buffalo Payments
This contest can be one among three prime-time video games for the Patriots after taking part in in only one final season. New England ended the 2024 season with a 23-16 house win towards Buffalo, snapping a six-game shedding streak when one other loss would have assured them the highest decide on this 12 months’s draft.
After spending a league-high $365M on 16 free brokers together with former Eagles defensive deal with Milton Williams (4 years, $104M) and Texans receiver Stefon Diggs (three years, $63M), the Patriots hope to enhance their 3-7 document towards the Payments since quarterback Tom Brady left New England in 2020.
Diggs had 1,535 yards and eight scores for the Payments that 12 months, his first in Buffalo after 5 years with the Minnesota Vikings. He’d spend 4 Professional Bowl seasons with the Payments earlier than being traded to Houston, the place he suffered a torn ACL in Week 8 of the 2024 season.
The 31-year-old receiver additionally had a tumultuous relationship with the Payments and quarterback Josh Allen particularly. He had six catches for 82 yards towards his outdated staff final season and can look to do even higher on “Sunday Night time Soccer.”
Week 7 at Tennessee Titans
Former Patriots linebacker and new head coach Mike Vrabel began his head teaching profession with the Tennessee Titans in 2018, main the staff to 4 successful seasons whereas being named AP Coach of the 12 months in 2021. He was changed with former Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan in 2024 after a pair of shedding seasons in 2022 and 2023.
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