The New England Patriots finished off their 2025 regular-season campaign with a 38-10 blowout victory over the Miami Dolphins, helping them wrap up the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoff picture. Along the way, the team had some fun, as evidenced by a viral clip of star wide receiver Stefon Diggs and head coach Mike Vrabel.

For New England, the stakes in this game were simple. If they wanted any shot at somehow earning the No. 1 seed in the AFC, they needed to win. Even then, if they wanted to ensure they’d hold onto the No. 2 seed,...

The New England Patriots are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2021, and they will be looking to make some noise. After earning the No. 2 seed in the AFC, the Patriots will host the Los Angeles Chargers in their wild-card matchup on Sunday.

Regardless of what happens in the playoffs, the 2025 campaign will go down as a major success for New England. In the first year of Mike Vrabel’s tenure as the team’s head coach, he has led a stunning turnaround that saw the Pats go from winning just four games in 2024 to winning...

The Athletic’s Mike Jones has been a fan of the work of both New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and quarterback Drake Maye for much of the season.

The national NFL writer tabbed Vrabel as his Coach of the Year pick at the midway point of the 2025 campaign and called Maye’s Patriots one of just three “contenders” in the AFC back in Week 11.

Following New England’s 14-3 regular season, Jones is ready to crown the former Pro Bowl linebacker and second-year signal-caller as the league’s Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player, respectively.

Jones [revealed his...

Tom Brady watched his former team jump back on the map when the New England Patriots went 14-3 in 2025.

The Patriots will host their first home playoff game since Brady ended his decorated tenure six years ago. Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye will attempt to lead New England back to the Super Bowl, starting with Sunday night’s Wild Card Round game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

For the final time this season, Brady delivered his weekly top-10 power rankings on Wednesday. The seven-time Super Bowl champion placed the Patriots third behind the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos, who each...

The New England Patriots begin their postseason with a first-round tilt against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. An ESPN analyst has them advancing beyond their opening challenge.

Bill Barnwell predicted a 21-13 Patriots victory over the Chargers. He noted that No. 7 seeds are 1-9 in the first round under the NFL’s expanded playoff bracket, but the Chargers are only 3.5-point underdogs at Gillette Stadium.

Barnwell also previewed a “movable force versus resistible object” battle between New England’s struggling red-zone defense and Los Angeles’ unproductive red-zone offense. The Patriots could improve with a returning Milton Williams, and the...

Even though the Patriots had an unbelievable regular season, there are still many doubters because of New England’s strength of schedule.

Tankathon.com ranked the Patriots with the easiest strength of schedule in the NFL. However, this aspect of the schedule becomes less significant moving forward, as every postseason team is among the league’s best.

Since the Patriots had an easy schedule and are working with a second-year quarterback in Drake Maye, it will be interesting to see how they handle playing better teams in the postseason. Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport named the Patriots’ ability to play tougher competition as the...

The New England Patriots are gearing up for their wild-card playoff matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. And ahead of this big game, the Pats decided to take a page out of the Boston Celtics‘ book by stealing one of their popular slogans.

During the regular season, New England shocked the world by emerging as one of the top teams in the league from seemingly out of nowhere. When all was said and done, the Patriots posted a 14-3 record that earned them the No. 2 seed in the AFC.

N.E. will force Los Angeles to make the lengthy trip...

The Miami Dolphins made a surprising move on Thursday by firing Mike McDaniel after four seasons as the team’s head coach.

“After careful evaluation and extensive discussions since the season ended, I have made the decision that our organization is in need of comprehensive change,” Dolphins chairman and owner Stephen M. Ross wrote in a statement posted on X. “I informed Mike McDaniel this morning that he has been relieved of his duties as head coach. I love Mike and want to thank him for his hard work, commitment, and the energy he brought to our organization. Mike is an...

The New England Patriots are fully focused on getting ready for their upcoming playoff matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. However, once the offseason eventually arrives, the team is going to have to make some important decisions.

Perhaps the biggest of the bunch involves the defensive coordinator position on head coach Mike Vrabel’s staff. Terrell Williams was initially brought in to lead the team’s defense, but he has missed virtually the entire year while focusing on his recovery from prostate cancer.

In his absence, inside linebackers coach Zak Kuhr has stepped up to become the team’s de facto defensive coordinator...

Kayshon Boutte’s NFL career has been a dream come true. A sixth-round draft pick by the New England Patriots in 2023, he’s emerged as one of the team’s best receivers over the last two years, helping them win the AFC East and make the postseason this year.

Boutte’s NFL career nearly ended before it began, however, due to his gambling addiction at LSU. He recently opened up about his personal struggles in a candid article for “The Players’ Tribune” titled “How The Hell Did I Get Here???”

“I was 20. I was at LSU. Full ride. Whole future ahead of...

The New England Patriots are getting themselves ready for their wild-card playoff matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, but the rest of the league currently is embroiled in chaos thanks to a hectic head coach carousel. On Thursday morning, another big move was made by the Miami Dolphins.

The 2025 campaign was viewed as a make-or-break season for the Dolphins, and it’s safe to say things were a mess for the team. While they managed to recover after an ugly start to the season to post a 7-10 record, all eyes were on the status of head coach Mike McDaniel...

TEAM TALK

• Patriots-Chargers Wild Card Injury Report.
• Evan Lazar’s Patriots Gameplan: 3 keys to victory in Sunday Night’s Wild Card matchup vs. the Chargers. “New England needs their top dawgs and their braintrust to outperform their counterparts.”
• Mike Dussault reports Rhamondre Stevenson became 6th Patriot to earn 2025 AFC Player of the Week.
• Alexandra Francisco says the Patriots are hosting a live ‘All Access Patriots Playoff Kickoff Party’ on Friday to celebrate the return of postseason football in Foxborough at Patriot Place. /Sweet!
• Transcripts: Mike Vrabel (Plus 13 min. video) and Drake Maye (Plus 10...