The 2024 season was the first since 2000 that Bill Belichick wasn't the New England Patriots head coach and 2024 No. 3 pick Drake Maye was starting his NFL career. After a second consecutive 4-13 season and another dismissal at head coach, the Patriots will have a significantly different look and some increased hope for 2025 and beyond.

The New England Patriots came within one game of obtaining the #1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft; were it not for a spectacular end of season performance from former quarterback, Joe Milton, they would have found themselves with the pick of the litter come last month's selection process.

The Patriots know their full list of opponents for their first season, but dates and times for each game will be revealed Wednesday night.

The NFL spends a lot of time every year putting the schedule together and although the league does its best to make sure every team is happy, the fact of the matter is that making everyone happy is impossible when you're putting together a schedule that consists of 272 games (You can see the full schedule here).

The Jets have the seventh-easiest schedule in the league (.460), which is based on their opponents’ winning percentage from last year.

The Patriots announced their schedule for the 2025 season on Wednesday, with the team opening the year on Sept. 7 against the Raiders.

Mike Florio and Chris Simms explain why they’re excited for Josh McDaniels to face the Raiders in Week 1, as well as how the Patriots have a shot at building a foundation under Mike Vrabel early.

Lowdown - Three reasons why the Patriots win this game? Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, Skylar Thompson. That currently represents the Steelers depth chart at quarterback. No need to say more. Prediction/Record - Win, 2-1.