Media Is Overreacting, Patriots Will Make Playoffs Despite Schedule
New England Patriots record prediction.
Media Is Overreacting, Patriots Will Make Playoffs Despite Schedule originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . A year removed from being nicknamed "The Schedule," the New England Patriots received the third-hardest 2026 slate of any team in the NFL.
To say head coach Mike Vrabel is going to have his work cut out for him in his second season with the team may be the understatement of the century, but have we forgotten that this is the same team that didn't lose a game for three months last season? Perhaps the Super Bowl loss has left a bad taste in the mouths of NFL fans. It is shocking how quickly people forgot about second-year quarterback Drake Maye playing the position better than nearly every future Hall of Famer scattered around the league.
Moreover, New England has only gotten better since coming up short in Super Bowl LX. So I figured I would take a stab at these record predictions that seem to be everywhere. Week 1 at Seahawks: Loss (I went back and forth on this one more than any other; don't be surprised when New England pulls it off.
) Week 2 vs. Steelers: Win Week 3 at Jaguars: Win Week 4 at Bills: Loss Week 5 vs. Raiders: Win Week 6 vs.