New England Patriots Fantasy Football Outlook (2025)

By Andrew Erickson (FantasyPros), Wed, Jul 9th 2025, 6:00pm EDT

Against a brutal schedule, New England ranked 30th in takeaways in 2024. They were a straight-up dumpster fire. But with Mike Vrabel taking over as head coach, we should expect a completely different unit in 2025. They revamped the defense in free agency and boast the second-easiest schedule in the NFL on forecasted Vegas win totals.
They open against the Raiders at home, followed by an early road trip to Miami and then back-to-back home games versus Carolina and Pittsburgh. The Pats D/ST is probably a strong bet to be a reliable unit, given the ease of schedule in addition to the personnel improvements they made this offseason. The Pats were 13th in passes defended last season, but they came away with just 7 interceptions (bottom-5). They also ranked 27th in opponent fumbles. Turnovers should regress in their favor in 2025.