2024 New England Patriots season | |
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Owner | Robert Kraft |
General manager | Eliot Wolf |
Head coach | Jerod Mayo |
Home field | Gillette Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–13 |
Division place | 4th AFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | ST Brenden Schooler QB Drake Maye |
All-Pros | ST Brenden Schooler (1st team) CB Christian Gonzalez (2nd team) |
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The 2024 season was the New England Patriots' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, and their 23rd playing home games at Gillette Stadium, and the first year under a new de facto general manager, executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf, and their only season under head coach Jerod Mayo.
The Patriots matched their AFC-worst 4–13 record from the previous year, unable to improve upon it following a Week 17 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. They started 1–6 while also losing 6 straight games for the first time since 1993. The Patriots failed to end their four-year AFC East title drought after a Week 12 loss to the Miami Dolphins dropping them to 3–9, guaranteeing their third losing season in a row and their fourth in five years. The Patriots were eliminated from playoff contention the following week with a loss to the Indianapolis Colts coupled with the Houston Texans beating the Jacksonville Jaguars. After an upset win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 18, Jerod Mayo was fired after just one season. [1] That same win also eliminated their chance of obtaining the first overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. [2] In addition, after the New York Jets defeated the Dolphins later that day, the Patriots finished in last place in the AFC East, the first time since the 1999 and 2000 the Patriots finished last in the AFC East in consecutive seasons.
This was the first season since 1999 without long time head coach Bill Belichick, as he and the Patriots mutually agreed to part ways on January 11. [3] A day later, linebacker coach Jerod Mayo was hired as the 15th head coach in franchise history; Mayo had played with the team between 2008 and 2015, winning Super Bowl XLIX with them. This was also the first season since 2007 without special teams star Matthew Slater on the roster after he announced his retirement on February 20.
Position | Player | 2024 team | Date signed | Contract |
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WR | Kendrick Bourne | New England Patriots | March 21, 2024 [4] | 3 years, $19.5 million [5] |
TE | Pharaoh Brown | Seattle Seahawks | March 14, 2024 [6] | 1 year, $3.2 million [7] |
OT | Trent Brown | Cincinnati Bengals | March 19, 2024 [8] | 1 year, $4.75 million [9] |
CB | Myles Bryant | Houston Texans | April 2, 2024 [10] | 1 year, $1.75 million [11] |
S | Cody Davis | |||
S | Kyle Dugger | New England Patriots | April 7, 2024 [12] | 4 years, $58 million [13] |
RB | Ezekiel Elliott | Dallas Cowboys | April 29, 2024 [14] | 1 year, $3 million [15] |
TE | Mike Gesicki | Cincinnati Bengals | March 14, 2024 [16] | 1 year, $2.5 million [17] |
LB | Terez Hall | |||
TE | Hunter Henry | New England Patriots | March 13, 2024 [18] | 3 years, $27 million [19] |
LB | Anfernee Jennings | New England Patriots | March 15, 2024 [20] | 3 years, $12 million [21] |
S | Jalen Mills | New York Giants | March 14, 2024 [22] | 1 year, $1.38 million [23] |
WR | Tre Nixon | |||
OT | Michael Onwenu | New England Patriots | March 14, 2024 [24] | 3 years, $57 million [25] |
WR | Jalen Reagor | New England Patriots | March 13, 2024 [18] | 1 year, $1.29 million [26] |
OT | Riley Reiff | |||
LB | Josh Uche | New England Patriots | March 13, 2024 [18] | 1 year, $3 million [27] |
LB | Mack Wilson | Arizona Cardinals | March 14, 2024 [28] | 3 years, $12.75 million [29] |
Position | Player | 2024 team | Date signed | Contract |
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CB | Alex Austin | New England Patriots | March 13, 2024 [18] | 1 year, $915,000 [30] |
LB | Christian Elliss | New England Patriots | March 12, 2024 [31] | 2 years, $1.6 million [32] |
QB | Nathan Rourke | New England Patriots | March 12, 2024 [31] | 1 year, $915,000 [33] |
OT | Tyrone Wheatley Jr. | New England Patriots | March 12, 2024 [31] | 1 year, $750,000 [34] |
Player | Position | Previous team | Date signed | Contract |
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OT | Chukwuma Okorafor | Pittsburgh Steelers | March 11, 2024 [35] | 1 year, $4 million [36] |
RB | Antonio Gibson | Washington Commanders | March 14, 2024 [24] | 3 years, $11.25 million [37] |
TE | Austin Hooper | Las Vegas Raiders | 1 year, $3.13 million [38] | |
LB | Sione Takitaki | Cleveland Browns | 2 years, $6.65 million [39] | |
QB | Jacoby Brissett | Washington Commanders | March 15, 2024 [20] | 1 year, $8 million [40] |
G | Nick Leverett | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 year, $1.78 million [41] | |
DT | Armon Watts | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 year, $2.2 million [42] | |
WR | K. J. Osborn | Minnesota Vikings | March 19, 2024 [43] | 1 year, $4 million [44] |
S | Jaylinn Hawkins | Los Angeles Chargers | March 21, 2024 [4] | 1 year, $1.29 million [45] |
TE | Mitchell Wilcox | Cincinnati Bengals | April 22, 2024 [46] | 1 year, $1.08 million [47] |
LB | Oshane Ximines | New York Giants | April 30, 2024 [48] | 1 year, $1.13 million [49] |
K | Joey Slye | Jacksonville Jaguars | May 2, 2024 [50] | 1 year, $1.27 million [51] |
OG | Liam Fornadel | DC Defenders | June 18, 2024 [52] | 3 years, $2.83 million [53] |
OT | Kellen Diesch | Cleveland Browns | August 2, 2024 [54] | 1 year, $795,000 [55] |
S | A. J. Thomas | Birmingham Stallions | August 2, 2024 [54] | 1 year, $985,000 [56] |
RB | Deshaun Fenwick | New England Patriots | August 12, 2024 [57] | 1 year, $795,000 [58] |
WR | Matt Landers | Cleveland Browns | August 20, 2024 [59] | 1 year, $225,000 [60] |
Draft trades
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB) Wide receivers (WR) Tight ends (TE)
| Offensive linemen (OL)
Defensive linemen (DL)
| Linebackers (LB)
Defensive backs (DB)
| Practice squad
Reserve
Rookies in italics 52 active, 13 reserve, 11 practice squad (+1 exempt) |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 8 | Carolina Panthers | W 17–3 | 1–0 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 13–14 | 1–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 25 | at Washington Commanders | L 10–20 | 1–2 | Commanders Field | Recap |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | ||
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1 | September 8 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 16–10 | 1–0 | Paycor Stadium | Recap | ||
2 | September 15 | Seattle Seahawks | L 20–23 (OT) | 1–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap | ||
3 | September 19 | at New York Jets | L 3–24 | 1–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap | ||
4 | September 29 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13–30 | 1–3 | Levi's Stadium | Recap | ||
5 | October 6 | Miami Dolphins | L 10–15 | 1–4 | Gillette Stadium | Recap | ||
6 | October 13 | Houston Texans | L 21–41 | 1–5 | Gillette Stadium | Recap | ||
7 | October 20 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 16–32 | 1–6 | ![]() | Recap | ||
8 | October 27 | New York Jets | W 25–22 | 2–6 | Gillette Stadium | Recap | ||
9 | November 3 | at Tennessee Titans | L 17–20 (OT) | 2–7 | Nissan Stadium | Recap | ||
10 | November 10 | at Chicago Bears | W 19–3 | 3–7 | Soldier Field | Recap | ||
11 | November 17 | Los Angeles Rams | L 22–28 | 3–8 | Gillette Stadium | Recap | ||
12 | November 24 | at Miami Dolphins | L 15–34 | 3–9 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap | ||
13 | December 1 | Indianapolis Colts | L 24–25 | 3–10 | Gillette Stadium | Recap | ||
14 | Bye | |||||||
15 | December 15 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 17–30 | 3–11 | State Farm Stadium | Recap | ||
16 | December 22 | at Buffalo Bills | L 21–24 | 3–12 | Highmark Stadium | Recap | ||
17 | December 28 | Los Angeles Chargers | L 7–40 | 3–13 | Gillette Stadium | Recap | ||
18 | January 5 | Buffalo Bills | W 23–16 | 4–13 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Bengals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
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With the upset win, the Patriots started 1–0 for the first time since 2020.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Patriots | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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With the loss, the Patriots fell to 1–1 and 1–8 in their last nine home games dating back to last season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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With the lopsided loss, the Patriots fell to 1–2. This was the Pats' first away loss to the Jets since 2015. Rookie Drake Maye would make his regular season debut in the fourth quarter, completing four of eight passes for 22 yards and rushing for 12 yards.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
49ers | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Despite Joey Slye kicking in a 63-yard field goal, the longest in Patriots team history, the 49ers blew out the Patriots to drop them to 1–3.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
Patriots | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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With the loss, the Patriots fell to 1–4, 1–9 in their last 10 home games and 1–6 in their last 7 games against the Dolphins.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 14 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
Patriots | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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The Patriots made a change at quarterback before the game, starting rookie Drake Maye. [91] In his first start, Maye completed 20 of 33 passes for 243 yards with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions and rushed for 38 yards. This was the first time the Pats lost to the Texans at home as they dropped to 1–5 for the second consecutive season and lost their 10th home game in the last 11.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Jaguars | 0 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 32 |
at Wembley Stadium, London, England
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With the loss, the Patriots fell to 1–6, their sixth straight loss and their worst start since 1993.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
Patriots | 7 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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With the upset win, the Patriots improved to 2–6 and won their first home game since Week 7 of last season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Patriots | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Titans | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
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With the loss, the Patriots fell to 2–7 for the second straight season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
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With the win, the Patriots improve to 3–7 and got their first win over an NFC team since Week 14 of 2022.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Patriots | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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The Patriots drop to 3–8 while losing their second game against the Rams since 2020. Their last win against them being Super Bowl LIII. This was the Pats' first home loss to the Rams since 2001, back when the Rams were in St. Louis.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
Dolphins | 0 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
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The Patriots were swept by the Dolphins for the second year in a row, dropping their record to 3–9 overall. This was also New England's fifth straight loss in Miami.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
Patriots | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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A last-second 68-yard FG attempt by Joey Slye of the Pats fell short as they suffered their first home loss to the Colts in 18 years, not counting the neutral-site game in Frankfurt the previous season. As a result, the loss, alongside Houston's win over Jacksonville, eliminated the Patriots from playoff contention for the third year in a row. [92]
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Cardinals | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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The loss marked the Patriots first loss to the Cardinals since 2012 snapping a three-game winning streak against them. It was also the first time since 1991 that they lost to the Cardinals on the road.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Bills | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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Despite holding a 14–0 lead, the Bills would outscore the Patriots 24–7 for the rest of the game. This was the Pats' 4th loss in Buffalo since the 2021 Wild Card.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
Patriots | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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With their second loss in a row to the Chargers, the Patriots dropped to 3–13. This is their first back-to-back 13-loss campaign in franchise history. In addition, with the Giants win over the Colts, the Pats dropped to dead last in the NFL with their 2nd six-game losing streak.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
Patriots | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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With the win, the Patriots snap their six game losing streak, while securing their first home win in 10 weeks, and finish 4–13 for the second straight year. However, thanks to the Jets's win over Miami, the Patriots finished dead last in the AFC East in back-to-back years for the first time since 1999–2000. Jerod Mayo was fired shortly after the game. [1]
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) Buffalo Bills | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 525 | 368 | L1 |
Miami Dolphins | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 345 | 364 | L1 |
New York Jets | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 338 | 404 | W1 |
New England Patriots | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 289 | 417 | W1 |
Seed | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .488 | .463 | L1 |
2 | Buffalo Bills | East | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .467 | .448 | L1 |
3 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .529 | .525 | W4 |
4 | Houston Texans | South | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .481 | .376 | W1 |
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5 | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .467 | .348 | W3 |
6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .502 | .453 | L4 |
7 | Denver Broncos | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .502 | .394 | W1 |
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8 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .478 | .314 | W5 |
9 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .457 | .309 | W1 |
10 | Miami Dolphins | East | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .419 | .294 | L1 |
11 | New York Jets | East | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .495 | .341 | W1 |
12 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .478 | .265 | L1 |
13 | New England Patriots | East | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .471 | .471 | W1 |
14 | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 3–9 | .540 | .353 | L1 |
15 | Cleveland Browns | North | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .536 | .510 | L6 |
16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .522 | .431 | L6 |