New England’s overhauled offensive line features first-year players Will Campbell at left tackle, Jared Wilson at left guard, as well as new veterans Garrett Bradbury at center and Morgan Moses at right tackle. Mike Onwenu is the only incumbent who Mike Vrabel brought back to the starting group.

The New England Patriots will host the Las Vegas Raiders at Gillette Stadium in Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season Sunday. Here's where you can watch.

New England’s new coach played it safe against the Raiders — and paid the price in a season-opening loss. FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts — Mike Vrabel’s first game as Patriots head coach was supposed to mark a new era.

The three most important positions in football, in order, are as follows: quarterback, edge rusher, and left tackle. The ideation behind that ranking is simple. The quarterback is the most important decision -maker in the sport, possibly any team sport, and everything revolves around him, threatening his effectiveness, and protecting him.

Unlike the Colts, the Patriots did not get the play under center with their quarterback that they anticipated. Drake Maye threw for 276 yards but got the Pats across the goal line just one time. On the other side of the ball, Mike Vrabel’s defense allowed 21 first downs and 389 total yards.

The New England Patriots were just 4-13 last year. But you wouldn’t have guessed that based on the hype train heading into the 2025 campaign. They have a promising young QB in Drake Maye and a new, respected head coach in Mike Vrabel,

Bill Belichick opened up about Tom Brady’s decision to leave the Patriots in 2020 after 20 years and six Super Bowl titles.

Strange could make his Dolphins debut against his former team Sunday, when the Patriots travel to South Florida for a 1 p.m. kickoff. Strange spent the summer in New England, and was released in late August after losing his starting job to third-round rookie Jared Wilson during training camp.