65th season in franchise history
The 2024 season is the New England Patriots ' 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, and their 23rd playing home games at Gillette Stadium and will be the first year under a new de facto general manager , executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf , and a new head coach , Jerod Mayo .
They will attempt to improve on their AFC-worst 4–13 record from last year . However, the Patriots started 1–6 while also losing 6 straight games for the first time since 1993 . The Patriots failed to end their four-year AFC East title drought after a Week 12 loss to the Miami Dolphins dropping them to 3–9, resulting in the Patriots third consecutive losing season and their fourth in five years. The Patriots were eliminated from playoff contention the following week with a loss to the Indianapolis Colts coupled with the Houston Texans beating the Jacksonville Jaguars .
This is the first season since 1999 without long time head coach Bill Belichick , as he and the Patriots mutually agreed to part ways on January 11.[ 1] A day later, linebacker coach Jerod Mayo was hired as the 15th head coach in franchise history; Mayo had played with the team between 2008 and 2015 , winning Super Bowl XLIX with them. Also, this is the first season since 2007 without special teams star Matthew Slater on the roster after he announced his retirement on February 20.
Position
Player
2024 team
Date signed
Contract
WR
Kendrick Bourne
New England Patriots
March 21, 2024[ 2]
3 years, $19.5 million[ 3]
TE
Pharaoh Brown
Seattle Seahawks
March 14, 2024[ 4]
1 year, $3.2 million[ 5]
OT
Trent Brown
Cincinnati Bengals
March 19, 2024[ 6]
1 year, $4.75 million[ 7]
CB
Myles Bryant
Houston Texans
April 2, 2024[ 8]
1 year, $1.75 million[ 9]
S
Cody Davis
S
Kyle Dugger
New England Patriots
April 7, 2024[ 10]
4 years, $58 million[ 11]
RB
Ezekiel Elliott
Dallas Cowboys
April 29, 2024[ 12]
1 year, $3 million[ 13]
TE
Mike Gesicki
Cincinnati Bengals
March 14, 2024[ 14]
1 year, $2.5 million[ 15]
LB
Terez Hall
TE
Hunter Henry
New England Patriots
March 13, 2024[ 16]
3 years, $27 million[ 17]
LB
Anfernee Jennings
New England Patriots
March 15, 2024[ 18]
3 years, $12 million[ 19]
S
Jalen Mills
New York Giants
March 14, 2024[ 20]
1 year, $1.38 million[ 21]
WR
Tre Nixon
OT
Michael Onwenu
New England Patriots
March 14, 2024[ 22]
3 years, $57 million[ 23]
WR
Jalen Reagor
New England Patriots
March 13, 2024[ 16]
1 year, $1.29 million[ 24]
OT
Riley Reiff
LB
Josh Uche
New England Patriots
March 13, 2024[ 16]
1 year, $3 million[ 25]
LB
Mack Wilson
Arizona Cardinals
March 14, 2024[ 26]
3 years, $12.75 million[ 27]
Position
Player
2024 team
Date signed
Contract
CB
Alex Austin
New England Patriots
March 13, 2024[ 16]
1 year, $915,000[ 28]
LB
Christian Elliss
New England Patriots
March 12, 2024[ 29]
2 years, $1.6 million[ 30]
QB
Nathan Rourke
New England Patriots
March 12, 2024[ 29]
1 year, $915,000[ 31]
OT
Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
New England Patriots
March 12, 2024[ 29]
1 year, $750,000[ 32]
Signings/waiver claims[ edit ]
Player
Position
Previous team
Date signed
Contract
OT
Chukwuma Okorafor
Pittsburgh Steelers
March 11, 2024[ 33]
1 year, $4 million[ 34]
RB
Antonio Gibson
Washington Commanders
March 14, 2024[ 22]
3 years, $11.25 million[ 35]
TE
Austin Hooper
Las Vegas Raiders
1 year, $3.13 million[ 36]
LB
Sione Takitaki
Cleveland Browns
2 years, $6.65 million[ 37]
QB
Jacoby Brissett
Washington Commanders
March 15, 2024[ 18]
1 year, $8 million[ 38]
G
Nick Leverett
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1 year, $1.78 million[ 39]
DT
Armon Watts
Pittsburgh Steelers
1 year, $2.2 million[ 40]
WR
K. J. Osborn
Minnesota Vikings
March 19, 2024[ 41]
1 year, $4 million[ 42]
S
Jaylinn Hawkins
Los Angeles Chargers
March 21, 2024[ 2]
1 year, $1.29 million[ 43]
TE
Mitchell Wilcox
Cincinnati Bengals
April 22, 2024[ 44]
1 year, $1.08 million[ 45]
LB
Oshane Ximines
New York Giants
April 30, 2024[ 46]
1 year, $1.13 million[ 47]
K
Joey Slye
Jacksonville Jaguars
May 2, 2024[ 48]
1 year, $1.27 million[ 49]
OG
Liam Fornadel
DC Defenders
June 18, 2024[ 50]
3 years, $2.83 million[ 51]
OT
Kellen Diesch
Cleveland Browns
August 2, 2024[ 52]
1 year, $795,000[ 53]
S
A. J. Thomas
Birmingham Stallions
August 2, 2024[ 52]
1 year, $985,000[ 54]
RB
Deshaun Fenwick
New England Patriots
August 12, 2024[ 55]
1 year, $795,000[ 56]
WR
Matt Landers
Cleveland Browns
August 20, 2024[ 57]
1 year, $225,000[ 58]
Position
Player
Date released/waived
DT
Lawrence Guy
February 20, 2024[ 59]
S
Adrian Phillips
CB
J. C. Jackson
March 1, 2024[ 60]
LB
Chris Board
March 14, 2024[ 61]
WR
DeVante Parker
OT
Conor McDermott
April 29, 2024[ 62]
QB
Nathan Rourke
May 6, 2024[ 63]
RB
Ke'Shawn Vaughn
May 13, 2024[ 64]
OG
Andrew Stueber
June 3, 2024[ 65]
WR
T. J. Luther
June 6, 2024[ 66]
LB
Jay Person
June 11, 2024[ 67]
LB
Jontrey Hunter
July 22, 2024[ 68]
RB
Deshaun Fenwick
August 2, 2024[ 52]
OT
Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
WR
JuJu Smith-Schuster
August 9, 2024[ 69]
DE
John Morgan III
August 12, 2024[ 55]
DT
Mike Purcell
August 21, 2024[ 70]
LS
Tucker Addington
August 26, 2024[ 71]
WR
Kawaan Baker
DE
William Bradley-King
DT
Josiah Bronson
LB
Steele Chambers
RB
Deshaun Fenwick
CB
Azizi Hearn
OT
Zuri Henry
DE
Christian McCarroll
TE
La'Michael Pettway
DT
Sam Roberts
C
Charles Turner III
CB
Mikey Victor
TE
Jacob Warren
S
Joshua Bledsoe
August 27, 2024[ 72]
OT
Kellen Diesch
C
Liam Fornadel
LB
Joe Giles-Harris
RB
Kevin Harris
RB
Terrell Jennings
LB
Kobe Jones
WR
Matt Landers
OG
Atonio Mafi
DE
Jotham Russell
K
Chad Ryland
S
A. J. Thomas
CB
Shaun Wade
WR
David Wallis
TE
Mitchell Wilcox
QB
Bailey Zappe
CB
Isaiah Bolden
August 28, 2024[ 73]
DT
Trysten Hill
OG
Michael Jordan
WR
Jalen Reagor
DE
Jamree Kromah
October 9, 2024[ 74]
C
Nick Leverett
October 14, 2024[ 75]
WR
Tyquan Thornton
November 16, 2024[ 76]
CB
Marco Wilson
November 18, 2024[ 77]
WR
K. J. Osborn
December 10, 2024[ 78]
Front office
Chairman/CEO – Robert Kraft
President – Jonathan Kraft
Executive vice president of player personnel – Eliot Wolf
Executive vice president of football business – Robyn Glaser
Director of player personnel – Matt Groh
Director of pro personnel – Patrick Stewart
Assistant director of pro personnel – Sam Fioroni
Director of college scouting – Camren Williams
Director of scouting administration – Nancy Meier
Director of football strategy – Marshall Oium
Personnel coordinator – Brian Smith
Senior personnel executive – Alonzo Highsmith
Head coach
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Skill development
Director of skill development – Joe Kim
Skill development / Kick & punt returners – Troy Brown
Special assistant to the head coach – Matthew Slater
Strength and conditioning
Head strength and conditioning – Deron Mayo
Strength and conditioning assistant – Brian McDonough
Strength and conditioning assistant – Brandon Martuccio
Strength and conditioning assistant – Dexter Taylor
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Notes
Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals [ edit ]
Week 1: New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Patriots
0
10
3 3 16
Bengals
0
0
7 3 10
at Paycor Stadium , Cincinnati, Ohio
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson 3-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 14:58. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:20.
NE – Joey Slye 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:09.
Third quarter
NE – Joey Slye 35-yard field goal, 11:34. Patriots 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:08.
CIN – Zack Moss 5-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 1:10. Patriots 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:27.
Fourth quarter
NE – Joey Slye 37-yard field goal, 8:46. Patriots 16–7. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 7:24.
CIN – Evan McPherson 51-yard field goal, 6:14. Patriots 16–10. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:32.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
With the upset win, the Patriots started 1–0 for the first time since 2020 .
Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NE – Joey Slye 29-yard field goal, 11:05. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 6:45.
SEA – Zach Charbonnet 1-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 5:47. Seahawks 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:18.
NE – Joey Slye 28-yard field goal, 2:31. Seahawks 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:16.
SEA – Jason Myers 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Seahawks 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 0:35.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson 1-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 12:43. Patriots 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:20.
SEA – Jason Myers 38-yard field goal, 0:55. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:59.
Overtime
SEA – Jason Myers 31-yard field goal, 4:37. Seahawks 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:35.
Top passers
SEA – Geno Smith – 33/44, 327 yards, TD
NE – Jacoby Brissett – 15/27, 149 yards, TD
Top rushers
SEA – Zach Charbonnet – 14 rushes, 38 yards, TD
NE – Antonio Gibson – 11 rushes, 96 yards
Top receivers
SEA – DK Metcalf – 10 receptions, 129 yards, TD
NE – Hunter Henry – 8 receptions, 109 yards
With the loss, the Patriots fell to 1–1 and 1–8 in their last nine home games dating back to last season.
Week 3: at New York Jets [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYJ – Breece Hall 1-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 8:32. Jets 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 7:47.
NE – Joey Slye 44-yard field goal, 3:56. Jets 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:36.
Third quarter
NYJ – Garrett Wilson 2-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Greg Zuerlein kick), 6:18. Jets 21–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 7:10.
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Greg Zuerlein 28-yard field goal, 10:16. Jets 24–3. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:46.
Top passers
NE – Jacoby Brissett – 12/18, 98 yards
NYJ – Aaron Rodgers – 27/35, 281 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
With the lopsided loss, the Patriots fell to 1–2. This was the Pats' first away loss to the Jets since 2015 . Rookie Drake Maye would make his regular season debut in the fourth quarter, completing four of eight passes for 22 yards and rushing for 12 yards.
Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
SF – Jake Moody 22-yard field goal, 2:26. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 90 yards, 7:45.
SF – Jake Moody 26-yard field goal, 0:06. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:09.
Second quarter
SF – Fred Warner 45-yard interception return (Jake Moody kick), 14:01. 49ers 13–0. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:05.
SF – George Kittle 12-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 3:11. 49ers 20–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:56.
NE – Joey Slye 63-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, −6 yards, 0:38.
Third quarter
NE – Austin Hooper 5-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Joey Slye kick), 12:05. 49ers 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:49.
SF – Jordan Mason 4-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 10:08. 49ers 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:57.
Fourth quarter
NE – Joey Slye 54-yard field goal, 13:26. 49ers 27–13. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:07.
SF – Jake Moody 41-yard field goal, 4:58. 49ers 30–13. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 3:20.
Top passers
NE – Jacoby Brissett – 19/32, 168 yards, TD, INT
SF – Brock Purdy – 15/27, 288 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
Joey Slye kicked a 63-yard field goal, the longest in New England Patriots team history.
With the blowout loss, the Patriots fell to 1–3 for the fourth consecutive season.
Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins [ edit ]
Week 5: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Dolphins
3
0
6 6 15
Patriots
7
0
3 0 10
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
NE – Joey Slye 38-yard field goal, 11:01. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:59.
MIA – Jason Sanders 32-yard field goal, 7:47. Patriots 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:14.
MIA – Jason Sanders 47-yard field goal, 0:30. Patriots 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:15.
Fourth quarter
MIA – Alec Ingold 3-yard run (2-pt Conversion No Good), 4:24. Dolphins 15–10. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 7:36.
Top passers
Top rushers
MIA – Jaylen Wright – 13 rushes, 86 yards
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson – 12 rushes, 89 yards, TD
Top receivers
With the loss, the Patriots fell to 1–4, 1–9 in their last 10 home games and 1–6 in their last 7 games against the Dolphins.
Week 6: vs. Houston Texans [ edit ]
Week 6: Houston Texans at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Texans
14
0
13 14 41
Patriots
0
7
7 7 21
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Game information
First quarter
HOU – Tank Dell 2-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 9:13. Texans 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:47.
HOU – Joe Mixon 10-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 3:13. Texans 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:21.
Second quarter
Third quarter
HOU – Stefon Diggs 10-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 13:28. Texans 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:42.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 39-yard field goal, 6:56. Texans 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:02.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 46-yard field goal, 5:22. Texans 27–7. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:20.
NE – Hunter Henry 6-yard pass from Drake Maye (Joey Slye kick), 1:00. Texans 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:22.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Joe Mixon 20-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 13:14. Texans 34–14. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:49.
NE – Demario Douglas 35-yard pass from Drake Maye (Joey Slye kick), 9:24. Texans 34–21. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:50.
HOU – Dameon Pierce 54-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 7:47. Texans 41–21. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:37.
Top passers
HOU – C. J. Stroud – 20/31, 192 yards, 3 TD, INT
NE – Drake Maye – 20/33, 243 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
HOU – Joe Mixon – 13 rushes, 102 yards, TD
NE – Drake Maye – 5 rushes, 38 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Stefon Diggs – 6 receptions, 77 yards, TD
NE – Demario Douglas – 6 receptions, 92 yards, TD
The Patriots made a change at quarterback before this game, starting rookie Drake Maye .[ 84] In his first start, Maye completed 20 of 33 passes for 243 yards with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions and rushing for 38 yards. This was the first time the Pats lost to the Texans at home as they dropped to 1–5 for the second consecutive season and lost their 10th home game in the last 11.
Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars [ edit ]
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Week 7: New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Patriots
7
3
0 6 16
Jaguars
0
22
3 7 32
at Wembley Stadium , London, England
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NE – Joey Slye 41-yard field goal, 13:31. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:31.
JAX – Brian Thomas Jr. 6-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick), 9:21. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:10.
JAX – Tank Bigsby 1-yard run (Cam Little kick), 3:32. Jaguars 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 3:37.
JAX – Parker Washington 96-yard punt return (pass succeeded), 1:34. Jaguars 22–10.
Third quarter
JAX – Cam Little 21-yard field goal, 9:42. Jaguars 25–10. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:18.
Fourth quarter
NE – K. J. Osborn 22-yard pass from Drake Maye (pass failed), 8:22. Jaguars 25–16. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 2:48.
JAX – Tank Bigsby 4-yard run (Cam Little kick), 1:41. Jaguars 32–16. Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:13.
Top passers
NE – Drake Maye – 26/37, 276 yards, 2 TD
JAX – Trevor Lawrence – 15/20, 193 yards, TD
Top rushers
NE – Drake Maye – 3 rushes, 18 yards
JAX – Tank Bigsby – 26 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
NE – Hunter Henry – 8 receptions, 92 yards
JAX – Brian Thomas Jr. – 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD
With the loss, the Patriots fell to 1–6, their sixth straight loss and their worst start since 1993 .
Week 8: vs. New York Jets [ edit ]
Week 8: New York Jets at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Jets
6
7
3 6 22
Patriots
7
0
7 11 25
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYJ – Xavier Gipson 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Greg Zuerlein kick), 9:06. Jets 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:39.
Third quarter
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson 3-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 10:55. Patriots 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:15.
NYJ – Greg Zuerlein 29-yard field goal, 7:54. Jets 16–14. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:01.
Fourth quarter
NE – Joey Slye 23-yard field goal, 7:34. Patriots 17–16. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 5:05.
NYJ – Braelon Allen 2-yard run (2-pt Conversion Failed), 2:57. Jets 22–17. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:37.
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson 1-yard run (2-pt Conversion Good by Rhamondre Stevenson), 0:25. Patriots 25–22. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 2:35.
Top passers
NYJ – Aaron Rodgers – 17/28, 233 yards, TD
NE – Jacoby Brissett – 15/24, 132 yards
Top rushers
NYJ – Breece Hall – 16 rushes, 80 yards
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson – 20 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
With the upset win, the Patriots improved to 2–6 and won their first home game since Week 7 of last season.
Week 9: at Tennessee Titans [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NE – Joey Slye 52-yard field goal, 7:13. Titans 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:32.
Third quarter
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson 1-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 7:39. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 7:21.
TEN – Nick Folk 21-yard field goal, 0:34. Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 7:05.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 6-yard pass from Mason Rudolph (Nick Folk kick), 4:27. Titans 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:26.
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson 5-yard pass from Drake Maye (Joey Slye kick), 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 1:45.
Overtime
TEN – Nick Folk 25-yard field goal, 2:32. Titans 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:28.
Top passers
NE – Drake Maye – 29/41, 206 yards, TD, 2 INT
TEN – Mason Rudolph – 20/33, 240 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
NE – Drake Maye – 8 rushes, 95 yards
TEN – Tony Pollard – 28 rushes, 128 yards
Top receivers
With the loss, the Patriots fell to 2–7 for the second straight season.
Week 10: at Chicago Bears [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
NE – Joey Slye 30-yard field goal, 6:19. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:26.
Second quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 7:17. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 4:41.
NE – Ja'Lynn Polk 2-yard pass from Drake Maye (Joey Slye kick), 1:46. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:31.
NE – Joey Slye 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Patriots 13–3. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 0:35.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NE – Joey Slye 25-yard field goal, 7:30. Patriots 16–3. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 6:03.
NE – Joey Slye 33-yard field goal, 2:17. Patriots 19–3. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:37.
Top passers
NE – Drake Maye – 15/25, 184 yards, TD, INT
CHI – Caleb Williams – 16/30, 120 yards
Top rushers
Top receivers
With the win the Patriots improve to 3–7 and got their first win over an NFC team since Week 14 of 2022 .
Week 11: vs. Los Angeles Rams [ edit ]
Week 11: Los Angeles Rams at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Rams
0
14
14 0 28
Patriots
7
3
3 9 22
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date : November 17Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny, 59 °F (15 °C)Game attendance : 64,628Referee : Shawn Smith TV announcers (Fox) : Adam Amin , Mark Sanchez and Kristina PinkRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
LAR – Cooper Kupp 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Joshua Karty kick), 7:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:05.
LAR – Puka Nacua 12-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Joshua Karty kick), 5:45. Rams 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:04.
NE – Joey Slye 32-yard field goal, 1:52. Rams 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:53.
Third quarter
LAR – Cooper Kupp 69-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Joshua Karty kick), 14:10. Rams 21–10. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:50.
NE – Joey Slye 25-yard field goal, 7:02. Rams 21–13. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:08.
LAR – Colby Parkinson 19-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Joshua Karty kick), 3:30. Rams 28–13. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:32.
Fourth quarter
NE – Vederian Lowe 4-yard pass from Drake Maye (kick failed), 12:45. Rams 28–19. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:45.
NE – Joey Slye 42-yard field goal, 4:54. Rams 28–22. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:09.
Top passers
LAR – Matthew Stafford – 18/27, 295 yards, 4 TD
NE – Drake Maye – 30/40, 282 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
LAR – Puka Nacua – 7 receptions, 123 yards, TD
NE – Kendrick Bourne – 5 receptions, 70 yards, TD
This was the Pats' first home loss to the Rams since 2001 , when the latter was then based in St. Louis.
Week 12: at Miami Dolphins [ edit ]
Week 12: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Patriots
0
0
0 15 15
Dolphins
0
24
7 3 34
at Hard Rock Stadium , Miami Gardens, Florida
Date : November 24Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)Game attendance : 65,479Referee : Alan Eck TV announcers (CBS) : Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, and Aditi KinkhabwalaRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
MIA – Jonnu Smith 7-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jason Sanders kick), 14:10. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:57.
MIA – De'Von Achane 9-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jason Sanders kick), 7:50. Dolphins 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:47.
MIA – De'Von Achane 11-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jason Sanders kick), 1:50. Dolphins 21–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:13.
MIA – Jason Sanders 21-yard field goal, 0:02. Dolphins 24–0. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 1:26.
Third quarter
MIA – Jaylen Waddle 23-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jason Sanders kick), 1:37. Dolphins 31–0. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:42.
Fourth quarter
NE – Austin Hooper 38-yard pass from Drake Maye (Joey Slye kick), 13:43. Dolphins 31–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:54.
NE – Christian Gonzalez 63-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown (2-pt Conversion Good by Rhamondre Stevenson ), 10:10. Dolphins 31–15.
MIA – Jason Sanders 51-yard field goal, 3:33. Dolphins 34–15. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 1:40.
Top passers
NE – Drake Maye – 22/37, 221 yards, TD, INT
MIA – Tua Tagovailoa – 29/40, 317 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
NE – Antonio Gibson – 6 rushes, 30 yards
MIA – De'Von Achane – 10 rushes, 32 yards
Top receivers
NE – Demario Douglas – 5 receptions, 61 yards
MIA – Jaylen Waddle – 8 receptions, 144 yards, TD
The Patriots were swept by the Dolphins for the second year in a row, and dropping their record to 3–9.
Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts [ edit ]
Week 13: Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Colts
7
7
3 8 25
Patriots
6
10
0 8 24
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date : December 1Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny, 36 °F (2 °C)Game attendance : 64,626Referee : Adrian HillTV announcers (CBS) : Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, and Aditi KinkhabwalaRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
NE – Joey Slye 35-yard field goal, 9:12. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:48.
IND – Jonathan Taylor 7-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Matt Gay kick), 5:02. Colts 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:10.
NE – Joey Slye 31-yard field goal, 0:43. Colts 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:19.
Second quarter
NE – Joey Slye 54-yard field goal, 12:49. Patriots 9–7. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:11.
IND – Anthony Richardson 3-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 8:36. Colts 14–9. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:13.
NE – Austin Hooper 16-yard pass from Drake Maye (Joey Slye kick), 4:02. Patriots 16–14. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:34.
Third quarter
IND – Matt Gay 25-yard field goal, 7:26. Colts 17–16. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:34.
Fourth quarter
NE – Antonio Gibson 11-yard run (2-pt Conversion Good by Kayshon Boutte ), 8:43. Patriots 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 5:31.
IND – Alec Pierce 3-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (2-pt Conversion Good by Anthony Richardson), 0:12. Colts 25–24. Drive: 19 plays, 80 yards, 5:22.
Top passers
IND – Anthony Richardson – 12/24, 109 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
NE – Drake Maye – 24/30, 238 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
A last-second 68-yard FG attempt by Joey Slye of the Pats fell short as they suffered their first home loss to the Colts in 18 years, not counting the neutral-site game in Frankfurt the previous season . As a result, the loss, alongside Houston's win over Jacksonville, eliminated the Patriots from playoff contension for the third year in a row.[ 85]
Week 15: at Arizona Cardinals [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
ARI – Chad Ryland 49-yard field goal, 7:13. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 3:26.
ARI – Jonah Williams fumble recovery in the endzone for a touchdown (Chad Ryland kick), 1:21. Cardinals 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:37.
Second quarter
NE – Joey Slye 50-yard field goal, 2:01. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 7:30.
ARI – Chad Ryland 35-yard field goal, 0:16. Cardinals 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 1:45.
Third quarter
ARI – Chad Ryland 40-yard field goal, 9:07. Cardinals 16–3. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:53.
Fourth quarter
ARI – James Conner 1-yard run (Chad Ryland kick), 10:39. Cardinals 23–3. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:52.
NE – Demario Douglas 3-yard pass from Drake Maye (Joey Slye kick), 8:14. Cardinals 23–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25.
ARI – James Conner 1-yard run (Chad Ryland kick), 3:27. Cardinals 30–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:47.
NE – Drake Maye 5-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 1:55. Cardinals 30–17. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:32.
Top passers
NE – Drake Maye – 19/23, 202 yards, TD, INT
ARI – Kyler Murray – 23/30, 224 yards
Top rushers
Top receivers
This was the Pats' first loss to the Cardinals in 12 years, and their first road loss to them in 33 years.
Week 16: at Buffalo Bills [ edit ]
Week 16: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Patriots
7
7
0 7 21
Bills
0
7
10 7 24
at Highmark Stadium , Orchard Park, New York
Date : December 22Game time : 4:25 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny, 14 °F (−10 °C)Game attendance : 70,725Referee : Brad Allen TV announcers (CBS) : Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan WashburnRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson 14-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 14:16. Patriots 14–0. Drive: 16 plays, 91 yards, 9:57.
BUF – James Cook 46-yard run (Tyler Bass kick), 11:56. Patriots 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:20.
Third quarter
BUF – James Cook 4-yard pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass kick), 9:41. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 5:19.
BUF – Tyler Bass 50-yard field goal, 6:02. Bills 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 3:02.
Fourth quarter
BUF – Taron Johnson fumble recovery for a touchdown (Tyler Bass kick), 10:10. Bills 24–14.
NE – Hunter Henry 9-yard pass from Drake Maye (Joey Slye kick), 1:13. Bills 24–21. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:16.
Top passers
NE – Drake Maye – 22/36, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT
BUF – Josh Allen – 16/29, 154 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson – 12 rushes, 60 yards, TD
BUF – James Cook – 11 rushes, 100 yards, TD
Top receivers
NE – Kayshon Boutte – 5 receptions, 95 yards, TD
BUF – James Cook – 3 receptions, 26 yards, TD
Week 17: vs. Los Angeles Chargers [ edit ]
Week 17: Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Chargers
0
0
0 0 0
Patriots
0
0
0 0 0
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date : Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTReferee : John HusseyTV announcers (WCVB/NFLN) : Chris Rose, Ross Tucker and Steve WycheGame exclusive to WCVB through syndication. Out of market on the NFL Network. Preview
Seed
Team
Division
W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
SOS
SOV
STK
Division leaders
1
z – Kansas City Chiefs
West
15
1
0
.938
5–0
10–1
.477
.456
W6
2
y – Buffalo Bills
East
12
3
0
.800
4–0
8–2
.491
.459
W2
3
x – Baltimore Ravens
North
11
5
0
.688
3–2
7–4
.545
.539
W3
4
y – Houston Texans
South
9
7
0
.563
4–1
7–4
.508
.393
L2
Wild cards
5
x – Pittsburgh Steelers
North
10
6
0
.625
3–2
7–4
.498
.437
L3
6[ a]
Los Angeles Chargers
West
9
6
0
.600
3–2
6–4
.511
.378
W1
7[ a]
Denver Broncos
West
9
6
0
.600
2–3
5–5
.469
.333
L1
In the hunt
8[ b]
Indianapolis Colts
South
7
8
0
.467
2–3
6–5
.496
.321
W1
9[ b]
Miami Dolphins
East
7
8
0
.467
3–2
5–5
.442
.295
W1
10[ b]
Cincinnati Bengals
North
7
8
0
.467
2–3
4–6
.463
.238
W3
Eliminated from postseason contention
11
New York Jets
East
4
11
0
.267
1–3
4–6
.480
.295
L1
12[ c] [ d]
Cleveland Browns
North
3
12
0
.200
2–3
3–7
.524
.511
L4
13[ c] [ d] [ e]
Jacksonville Jaguars
South
3
12
0
.200
2–2
3–7
.498
.289
L2
14[ e] [ f]
Tennessee Titans
South
3
12
0
.200
1–3
3–7
.527
.413
L4
15[ c] [ f]
Las Vegas Raiders
West
3
12
0
.200
0–5
3–8
.555
.370
W1
16[ c] [ f]
New England Patriots
East
3
12
0
.200
1–4
2–8
.429
.333
L5
Tiebreakers [ g]
^ a b LA Chargers wins tie break over Denver based on head-to-head sweep.
^ a b c Indianapolis, Miami and Cincinnati are ranked based on conference record.
^ a b c d Cleveland and Jacksonville win tie break over Las Vegas and New England based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Tennessee (see below).
^ a b Cleveland wins tie break over Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Tennessee (see below).
^ a b Jacksonville wins tie break over Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
^ a b c Tennessee, Las Vegas and New England are ranked based on conference record.
^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage
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Formerly the Boston Patriots (1960–1970)