Looking at the New England Patriots' 2025 schedule early in the season, the matchup with the Bucs was circled for many reasons, especially once they began to dominate their opponents and QB Baker Mayfield started his MVP campaign.
It's clear it won't be an easy game for the Patriots, but it's certainly one fans around the league want to watch to see just how good they are —or not.
So that means the Patriots will look for any small win they can get before the game begins, and they already learned that a few weeks ago when WR Mike Evans suffered a season-ending injury.