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. This was their 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 4âÂÂ13 record from the previous year, unable to improve upon it following a Week 17 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. They started 1âÂÂ6 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 3âÂÂ9, 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. That same win also eliminated their chance of obtaining the first overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. 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 both 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. 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.
Prior to the season, on June 12, Patriots legend Tom Brady was enshrined into the Patriots Hall of Fame. His jersey number 12 was retired as over 60,000 fans attended the ceremony.
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With the upset win, the Patriots started 1âÂÂ0 for the first time since 2020.
With the loss, the Patriots fell to 1âÂÂ1 and 1âÂÂ8 in their last nine home games dating back to last season.
With the lopsided loss, the Patriots fell to 1âÂÂ2. 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.
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 1âÂÂ3.
With the loss, the Patriots fell to 1âÂÂ4, 1âÂÂ9 in their last 10 home games and 1âÂÂ6 in their last 7 games against the Dolphins.
The Patriots made a change at quarterback before the game, starting rookie Drake Maye. 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 1âÂÂ5 for the second consecutive season and lost their 10th home game in the last 11.
With the loss, the Patriots fell to 1âÂÂ6 (0-2 against the AFC South), their sixth straight loss and their worst start since 1993.
With their 16th win in 18 games against the Jets since 2016, the Patriots improved to 2âÂÂ6 and won their first home game since Week 7 of last season.
With the loss, the Patriots fell to 2âÂÂ7 for the second straight season.
With the win, the Patriots improve to 3âÂÂ7 and got their first win over an NFC team since Week 14 of 2022.
The Patriots drop to 3âÂÂ8 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.
The Patriots were swept by the Dolphins for the second year in a row, dropping their record to 3âÂÂ9 overall. This was also New England's fifth straight loss in Miami.
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. It also meant the Patriots were swept by the AFC South.
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. New England fell to 3-11 and they were swept by the NFC West and 1-4 against the NFC.
Despite holding a 14âÂÂ0 lead, the Bills would outscore the Patriots 24âÂÂ7 for the rest of the game. This was the Pats' 4th loss in Buffalo since the 2021 Wild Card. New England finished 2-7 on the road.
With their second loss in a row to the Chargers, the Patriots dropped to 3âÂÂ13. 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.
With the win, the Patriots snap their six game losing streak, while securing their first home win in 10 weeks, and finish 4âÂÂ13 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 1999âÂÂ2000. Jerod Mayo was fired shortly after the game. New England finished the season 2-4 against the AFC East and 2-6 at home.