The Patriots couldn’t escape complaints about their soft schedule in their 2025 run to becoming AFC Champions. They won games where the opposing quarterbacks were Spencer Rattler, Dillon Gabriel, Justin Fields, Tyrod Taylor, Tyler Huntley, and Russell Wilson.
This season, their schedule looks much tougher. But it looks like they could start out the season with a matchup mostly against a backup.
Sam Darnold limped into the locker room due to a hip injury and now Drew Lock is in for Seattle — another backup quarterback for the Patriots to face.
