The New England Patriots finished the 2025 NFL draft with five draft-day trades and 11 picks. They aggressively filled out their roster with undrafted free agents and developmental depth, signaling a bold shift under the new leadership of Mike Vrabel, Eliot Wolf and Ryan Cowden.

Tua Tagovailoa's perfect 7-0 record against the Patriots will finally come to an end in 2025. The Patriots will put forth a better defensive fight against Miami's explosive offense, while also showing off their own offensive firepower against a Dolphins defense that could take a step back this year.

The NFL will release the 2025 schedules for all 32 teams at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Here is what we know about the New England Patriots’ schedule so far. The Patriots will play each team from the NFC South and AFC North,

With Mike Vrabel at the helm, the Patriots are entering a new era in 2025.New England went just 4-13 last season, struggling under Jerod Mayo as the team began to focus on its rookie quarterback, Drake Maye.

The Patriots will play New England also plays 15 of their 17 games in the Eastern time zone, with the other two in Central.

New England further bolstered their receiver corps during the 2025 NFL Draft, selecting dynamic playmaker Kyle Williams in the third round (No. 69 overall) while also bringing in undrafted free agents Efton Chisholm, Demeer Blankumsee, and Jeremiah Webb.

That gave the NFL another opportunity to hone its butchering skills and extract the squeal from the pig that's become America's most popular sport. No date on the league calendar emits more "this could have been an email" energy than the schedule release day. No matter how teams gussy it up, it's still just a calendar.