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Five keys to the Patriots' Week 1 matchup against the Raiders as they begin their 2025 season and make a push for the playoffs
Graham Wilker|
If the Patriots hope to have a great start to their 2025 season, they'll need Mike Vrabel to look like Jerod Mayo in Week 1.
Sara Marshall|
The Patriots have a lot of talent across their roster ahead of the 2025 season, making it easy to predict who could earn team awards by the end of the season.
Sara Marshall|
Milton Williams says the Patriots’ defense is set to surprise in 2025 behind a mix of young talent, veterans, and a clear culture shift under coach Mike Vrabel.
Ryan O'Leary|
Drake Maye completed 66 percent of his passes in 2024 with a dismal offensive line and supporting cast. This season, he'll lead a dramatically improved offense, coupled with an upgraded defense, to the 2025 playoffs.
Michael DeVito|
New England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson is looking to improve this element of his game to take the team to the next level.
Graham Wilker|
It's real simple. Stefon Diggs needs to have a quality season if the Patriots' offense is going to succeed.
Ryan McLaughlin|
The floor is seven wins. Both starting 11s are far better than 2024. While the starters are now NFL caliber, the depth that takes time to build isn't. The ceiling is 9-10 wins or possibly 11 - if the injury situation is not disastrous.
Michael DeVito|
After scoring 17 total touchdowns in his rookie season, what might year two look like for the North Carolina product?
Graham Wilker|
While sharing his approval of Mike Vrabel as the Patriots' head coach, it seems like the legendary Ernie Adams took an indirect shot at Jerod Mayo.
Sara Marshall|
The Raiders will have another former-Patriots player to seek intel from ahead of their season opener at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.
Sara Marshall|
The high expectations for the Patriots' 2025 season could make or break the team ahead of a very telling year.
Sara Marshall|
After a last-place finish last season, CBS Sports predicts New England to finish second in the division.
Graham Wilker|
Maye's stats, pointed out by PFF, are therefore essentially meaningless because of those accompanying factoids. If the overall situation is not clearly identified, they're misleading, and not worth the keyboard strokes they're written with.
Michael DeVito|
Rookie left tackle Will Campbell's availability for the Patriots' Week 1 game against the Raiders is crucial to their chances of taking home a win.
Sara Marshall|
The Patriots will be down their superstar cornerback in Week 1, but it might not lead to a disaster as some might think.
Sara Marshall|
While winning the AFC East is too high an expectation for the Patriots, a double-digit win season and a playoff appearance isn't.
Ryan McLaughlin|
Patriots, Cardinals, and Raiders all expected to take a leap during the 2025 season.
Graham Wilker|
Mike Clay's prediction that the Patriots are a possible AFC sleeper is sound. If they stay healthy, they could be just that. We'll find out shortly.
Michael DeVito|
The Patriots have plenty of memorable games in their team's history, but perhaps none weirder than the "snowplow game."
Sara Marshall|
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