The New England Patriots opened up their 2025 season in a rainy Foxborough against the Las Vegas Raiders, and did what they have done an awful lot of the last few years: they lost, this time with a final score of 20-13.
It is only Week 1, and there are plenty of opportunities to correct the issues that plagued Mike Vrabel’s team on Sunday. But still, a loss is a loss. And here is what it taught us about the 2025 version of this club.
10 Patriots lessons learned in Week 1
Inconsistency keeps hurting Drake Maye: Drake Maye and the Patriots entered the season hoping that the former first-round draft pick would take a leap to join the ranks of the NFL’s elite quarterbacks.