The general belief surrounding the New England Patriots' fate for the 2025 season was widely considered to be an expected improvement from a year ago, but nothing to get too excited about, regardless of the immense changes made to the coaching staff and the roster. Most analysts and fans had them winning up to eight games on the season, missing the playoffs and continuing to rebuild next offseason.
But that's far from what they've accomplished this fall, as they go into Week 12 against the Bengals riding high on an eight game win streak with a 9-2 record.