The New England Patriots have built up the most impressive win streak in the NFL with five straight wins, most recently against the Dillon Gabriel-led Browns, who they took down on Sunday by a score of 32-13.
The Patriots have been potent offensively and have been one of the league's best defensive units over the past few weeks. There's no doubt the month of October was a successful one: four wins saw them shoot from 2-2 to 6-2, now the No. 2 seed in the AFC and atop the AFC East.
The Patriots now own the NFL's longest winning streak at 5 straight.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 26, 2025
Now, the Patriots will head into November with another four more key games on the schedule. The Patriots will take on the Falcons at home, then travel to Florida to face the Buccaneers, return home to face the Jets, and finish with a game in Cincinnati.
The Bills were the best team the Patriots faced in October, and they're better than all the aforementioned squads. The Falcons and Bucs will be. a challenge, and the Bengals have proven they can score with the best despite their abysmal defense.
This month won't be easy, but if the Patriots can continue their momentum, there's little reason they can't win out again. There's a very real possibility they can go 4-0 over their next four again and extend their winning streak to a ridiculous nine, which would be their longest since their 2011 and 2012 seasons.
The Patriots could go undefeated in November with an easy schedule over the next few weeks
It doesn't seem likely, but there's a chance the Patriots can make this win streak nine straight. Michael Penix missed the Falcons being decimated by the lowly Miami Dolphins, as Kirk Cousins threw for just 173 yards and the offense scored only 10 points. The Falcons' running backs were held to 43 total yards, while Bijan Robinson had 2.8 yards per carry.
Penix, dealing with a bone bruise, should be ready to go by their matchup against New England, and star wideout Drake London should also return from his hip injury. The Falcons have scored more than 22 points only twice all year, and have put up 20 over the last two weeks combined.
Despite that, they managed to beat the Bills thanks to a 238-yard total effort from Bijan Robinson. The Falcons are a very beatable team, but containing the Texas product will be key.
Tampa Bay will be the most difficult of the four to play against. Baker Mayfield is playing at an MVP level, and even with Mike Evans out, rookies Emeka Egbuka and Tez Johnson have found ways to contribute. They have a bye week before playing the Patriots, allowing their injured players to heal up, including Bucky Irving and Chris Godwin.
Their defense did most of the heavy lifting against the Saints in their 23-3 win on Sunday, with a defensive touchdown and four total turnovers. The unit ranks 16th in PPG allowed.
The Jets and Bengals should be wins, though each could provide interesting challenges. We saw the teams face off in a shootout in Week 8, with the Jets notching their first win of the season over Joe Flacco's squad, 39-38. The consensus should be that the Jets won't have Breece Hall rushing for 7.4 per carry, nor Isaiah Davis rushing for 9.3 per carry consistently.
Davis caught an additional five balls for 44 yards, something that seems unlikely to repeat. The Bengals have proven they can score with Flacco at the helm, but his two games have been against the 20th and 28th-ranked defenses in football by PPG. New England is fourth.
The Jets rank 28th in the league defensively, while the Bengals come in dead last. Moving the ball in both games shouldn't be much of an issue, but containing the Jets' run game and neutralizing Ja'Marr Chase should be the top priorities.
Unlike the Buccaneers, who have elite weapons and the quarterback to get the ball to said weapons, neither the Jets nor the Bengals has a consistent quarterback.
While it will require some dominoes falling their way, the Patriots have the momentum to be 10-2 by the end of the month. Three teams have losing records, and the latter two teams they play have combined for just four wins through 16 games. While it's hard to believe they could make it nine straight, winning out in November is a real possibility.