The 2025 season is still a few months away, but the smell of football is already in the air with the New England Patriots' schedule release slated for this week.
There's hope that the Patriots can make some noise this season with the team slated to have one of the easiest schedules in the NFL. Data analyst Warren Sharpe has the Patriots ranked second behind the San Francisco 49ers in strength of schedule.
That's a massive turnaround for a Patriots team that has been dealt one of the league's hardest schedules in back-to-back seasons.