2025 Patriots Season Predictions

[PatsFanSince74]

I'm not smart enough to pick game by game. Too much random stuff can happen. Gave that up a long time ago.

If I had to give a range, I'd say 7-9 with 8 most likely, but the poll doesn't give me that option.
I don't think 11 is in the cards, so I'm stuck with picking 6-8, but I think they do better than 6 and could win as many as 9.

 

[Zoomnbyu]

Nice ride! The 992s (and 992.2s) have been awesome.

Any work done on it? Plans to track it?

I'm in heavy debate on whether to get the "track-ready" car off the jump (GT3RS) or get the "does everything" Turbo S. Biggest factor for me is whether I should wait for 998 before pulling the trigger.

GT3 side skirts, clear lights, and replaced trim interior with paldao - Truffle interior with wood equals new spec exterior, old guy spec interior. Trying to decide on a tune.

Tracked it once, wasn't my thing although 178 mph is a lot of fun. I'll always be poor in my head and all I could think about was tires, brakes, totaling a $150K car whose replacement would run me over $200k, etc... Thinking about picking up something older that I can SCCA race with. That said, Nebraska has some great roads that I can take advantage of early in the morning on a weekend with no other traffic and no police.

 

[Nikolai]

GT3 side skirts, clear lights, and replaced trim interior with paldao - Truffle interior with wood equals new spec exterior, old guy spec interior. Trying to decide on a tune.

Tracked it once, wasn't my thing although 178 mph is a lot of fun. I'll always be poor in my head and all I could think about was tires, brakes, totaling a $150K car whose replacement would run me over $200k, etc... Thinking about picking up something older that I can SCCA race with. That said, Nebraska has some great roads that I can take advantage of early in the morning on a weekend with no other traffic and no police.

Not bad at all! I hear you about being poor in your mind.

If you're going older for SCCA, the word is to stay away from GT3RS/GT2RS since they'll likely have been beaten to death on the track, whereas an older Turbo might have been driven nice and gentle by comparison.

I'm in the Phoenix area, so I've got to drive an hour or so to get into the middle of nowhere, but nothing like driving on some wide open roads.

 

[n1997y]

GT3 side skirts, clear lights, and replaced trim interior with paldao - Truffle interior with wood equals new spec exterior, old guy spec interior. Trying to decide on a tune.

Tracked it once, wasn't my thing although 178 mph is a lot of fun. I'll always be poor in my head and all I could think about was tires, brakes, totaling a $150K car whose replacement would run me over $200k, etc... Thinking about picking up something older that I can SCCA race with. That said, Nebraska has some great roads that I can take advantage of early in the morning on a weekend with no other traffic and no police.

I can attest I-80 in Nebraska is not without police. Fortunately I was not way over the limit so I ended up with a warning.

I ran SCCA CFF (Club Formula Ford) for a few years. Depending on what trips your trigger you can have a lot of fun on a shoestring. And if you’re into handling try autocross. Even lower risk than track racing.

 

[n1997y]

I'm in the Phoenix area, so I've got to drive an hour or so to get into the middle of nowhere, but nothing like driving on some wide open roads.

Maybe less if you drive fast enough?

 

[Rob0729]

I hate playing this game. You can never tell. Teams on the Pats schedule that you think are going to suck will be better than expected and teams you think will be good will suck. Happens almost every year.

I think the Pats will be significantly better than last year. I think receiving corp will be better than people think. That will help any deficiencies in the O-line. I think Henderson has a chance to contend for OROY (although it is very unlikely a RB will get it) and could actually outplay Jeanty. I think the defense will be much improved too.

I won't pick a record, but I think this team can easily double their win total from last year. How much more than that will depend on a lot of things like Maye's progression, health, the o-line, etc. I am not expecting playoffs. I do think they will have a good first step to getting back to be a contender. They are still probably another year or two away though.

 

[PATSNUTme]

9-8 with a playoff win and the beginning of a new dynasty.

I have no idea what that last option means but I'm elderly and not in touch with the cool kids anymore.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

I think Henderson has a chance to contend for OROY (although it is very unlikely a RB will get it) and could actually outplay Jeanty.

I think Henderson, and the RB position in general has a great chance to win OROY this year.
Is Ward winning it in Tenn, can't see that.
Tet in Carolina....possible, but I don't see it.
Hunter...he's clearly WR#2 at best in Jax, so I don't see that.
Egbuka, maybe, but lots of mouths to feed in that passing attack.
Warren, darkhorse, but not usually a TE award.

I would put Jeanty, Henderson, Hampton and Harvey at the top of the list today.

 

[jdlboot14]

as many people think 6-8 wins as do 9-11!
I know we're not going to be great this year. A lot of new things, a true rebuild year.
BUT - this schedule alone has to equate to 6-8 wins, then add in the 6 50/50 games. I can't see us collapsing again to not get to 9 wins - at minimum. Our D should be top 10, and our run game should be solid.
SO - if Maye develops in these 2 ways: stops the dumb turnovers, starts to "see" the open guys in JMD system...
then I do think 11 wins is absolutely doable.

 

[Rob0729]

I think Henderson, and the RB position in general has a great chance to win OROY this year.
Is Ward winning it on Tenn, can't see that.
Tet in Carolina....possible, but I don't see it.
Hunter...he's clearly WR#2 at best in Jax, so I don't see that.
Egbuka, maybe out lots of mouths to feed in that passing attack.
Warren, darkhorse, but not usually a TE award.

I would put Jeanty, Henderson, Hampton and Harvey at the top of the list today.

These days it is usually a QB who gets OROY and if not a QB, a WR. The last time a RB won the award was Barkley in 2018. And that year was a horrible year for QBs and there was no standout WR.

Yes, this year looks to be a bad year for QBs and WRs, but we don't know. If Ward has a good year, the award is probably his. Jeanty or Henderson would have at a near record breaking year to get it. The award favors QBs. I mean if Ja'Mar Chase didn't have a record breaking year in 2021, Mac Jones probably wins that award.

 

[40yrpatsfan]

Without enough talent, that gets you a team that competes, but still loses more often than not. The Patriots will be more watchable this year, that's for sure. Just removing Mayo from the sideline is a huge step forward.

I don't think we have a talent issue in terms of reaching middle of the pack 9-10 win status. We've got the QB, several excellent weapons, strong at RB & TE, and a pretty strong D at all 3 levels. It's about putting it together, executing, not blowing games outright, and seeing Maye grow by a reasonable amount. 11 of our 17 games are vs sub-.500 teams, including almost every really bad team in the NFL. Some of those will still be tough games for us, but we're teed up to be a plus-.500 team.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

These days it is usually a QB who gets OROY and if not a QB, a WR. The last time a RB won the award was Barkley in 2018. And that year was a horrible year for QBs and there was no standout WR.

Yes, this year looks to be a bad year for QBs and WRs, but we don't know. If Ward has a good year, the award is probably his. Jeanty or Henderson would have at a near record breaking year to get it. The award favors QBs. I mean if Ja'Mar Chase didn't have a record breaking year in 2021, Mac Jones probably wins that award.

I agree it's a QB award, I just don't see a winner from this years draft class. Sure Ward could, but there offense is pretty devoid of top end talent, I just don't see it.

Thus, I think this year a RB takes it.

 

[Zoomnbyu]

I can attest I-80 in Nebraska is not without police. Fortunately I was not way over the limit so I ended up with a warning.

I ran SCCA CFF (Club Formula Ford) for a few years. Depending on what trips your trigger you can have a lot of fun on a shoestring. And if you’re into handling try autocross. Even lower risk than track racing.

I don't hit I80. More State highways.

 

[Rob0729]

I agree it's a QB award, I just don't see a winner from this years draft class. Sure Ward could, but there offense is pretty devoid of top end talent, I just don't see it.

Thus, I think this year a RB takes it.

I understand what you are saying, but the bar is set low for a QB to win and the bar is set very high for RB to win. So Ward could win it even with a decent season as long as Henderson or Jeanty do not have record breaking or near record breaking seasons. You could be right.

I think Ward could have a good year. Not Jayden Daniels' rookie season, but good enough to win the award. Calvin Ridley is still a 1,000 yard WR. Tyler Lockett is a decent #2 even though he has a lot of tread on his tires. Tony Pollard is a decent receiving RB. Not great weapons, but not the worst ones either.

 

[Force Zero Boomer]

I don't think we have a talent issue in terms of reaching middle of the pack 9-10 win status. We've got the QB, several excellent weapons, strong at RB & TE, and a pretty strong D at all 3 levels. It's about putting it together, executing, not blowing games outright, and seeing Maye grow by a reasonable amount. 11 of our 17 games are vs sub-.500 teams, including almost every really bad team in the NFL. Some of those will still be tough games for us, but we're teed up to be a plus-.500 team.

Depth is a big concern, though. For example, our #1 corner is extremely injury prone and can't be relied upon. Even when he comes back from this injury, he'll be out again by midseason. His talent is superior, but he just can't stay on the field (yes, I know he played 16 games last season -- we'll see if my characterization is correct as the season goes on). With Maye, it's about turnovers. And he's had to learn a new offense. And so many other question marks: new systems, many new players, new coaches... I think we'll compete, but I'm not sure that will turn into many wins. Almost forgot: our kicker is a rookie who is going to cost us a few games.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

I agree with what was written above. Being competitive in games into December is what i'm looking for.
I'll pick and stick to 8...doubles up last year.
With some bad breaks, it could be as low as 6. With some good luck, maybe 9.
I'm not smart enough to figure out game by game. Too much random can happen.

 

[mgteich]

I am a bit surprised for posters to be so very close to Vegas odds, with 8.5 wins as the current line.

 

[Mike the Brit]

I don't have a prediction for this season because I have two: one good and one bad, just like last year.

Last year I went from optimism to pessimism. I saw that the players desperately wanted to play for Mayo (Gatorade shower after a Week 1 win!) although I thought (and warned at the time) that recruiting Brissett was a terrible decision and a complete waste of money.

But I gave Eliot Wolf the benefit of the doubt. What I hadn't realized is that he completely screwed the draft and free agency, leaving the team with a completely hopeless O-line (14 players in a single season) and dependent for pass catching on Douglas and Boutte. Also, I gave the benefit of the doubt to his buddy AVP. Big mistakes! By Week 4 it was apparent -- and also that the defense was badly coached and overmatched too.

This season, The Scapegoat is gone and Vrabel is no pushover, so I'd have been optimistic up until the end of the second pre-season game.

After that, the personnel decisions have started to feel a bit weird and uncoordinated. Eliot (I can't call him "Thanks Dad" because the good Captain has already used that one, so I'll call him "Thanks, Uncle Bob") still has a job and talks as if he's in charge. I have my doubts about some of the decisions, but perhaps they really do know what they are doing and I'm just snake-bitten.

In short, we'll find out in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, I'm going to be optimistic.

 

[Huckleberry1]

By division, optimistically it goes like this for 11 wins:
AFCE 3-3 - either win all at home and lose all away, or lose both to Buf but 3-1 vs Jets/Mia
AFCC 2-2 - beat Pit, Cle; lose @Cin, @Bal
NFCS 3-1 - beat Car, @NO, Atl; lose @TB
Other 3-0 - beat LV, @TN, NYG

The riskiest of those W's is Buf at home and @ Tenn, which if we lose them would mean 9 wins.

If the year sucks with injuries and mistakes, we could also lose to Pit and Atl, which would mean 7 wins.

So between 7 and 11, so probably 9 but praying for 10 and a WC berth.

Undoubtedly we'll pull off at least 1 big upset, as well as blow at least 1 game where we're big favorites. So who tf knows.

This is as reasonable as it gets. I’m hoping for them to be in the running for a wild card spot in December, but the vagaries of the season always come into play.

 

[signbabybrady]

My prediction was wrong