As the Patriots head into the first week of OTAs, we’re going to rank the Patriots’ 17 matchups from best (likely the closest and most entertaining games) to the worst (likely the most lopsided, underdog games). These are all based on the current Patriots' roster and their opponents.
Of course, things like injuries, acquisitions, and development of younger players are hard to predict. So these will strictly be looked at as on-paper matchups.
It has been an exciting offseason for the Patriots thus far with the team first naming Jerod Mayo as head coach, Eliot Wolf as executive vice president of player personnel, drafting quarterback Drake Maye and extending mainstays, like Mike Onwenu and Christian Barmore.