The New England Patriots started off the season with an impressive upset victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium, but since then, they've lost four in a row, including Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins.
Everyone knew that the Patriots would struggle throughout the 2024 season, the first under head coach Jerod Mayo, but it was hard to imagine they would look as bad as they did against Miami.
Falling 15-10 to a team missing their starting quarterback and looking to give a game away, New England feels like one of the worst teams in the league, and Vinnie Iyer's Week 6 power rankings at Sporting News reflect that.
After Iyer had the Patriots at No. 29 last week, they've fallen again to No. 31 this week.
Here's what Iyer had to say about New England:
"The Patriots couldn't find much offense beyond their running game again vs. the Dolphins, costing them a shot at victory in a low-scoring affair. The clock is ticking to make a QB change to rookie Drake Maye."
The only team below the Patriots heading into Week 6 is the Cleveland Browns, who are also 1-4. The Los Angeles Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans and Carolina Panthers also have just one win on the year, so a win for New England over the Houston Texans this week could move them up. However, a loss and a Cleveland win likely would drop them to last place.
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