2021 New England Patriots season

2021 New England Patriots season
OwnerRobert Kraft
Head coachBill Belichick
Home fieldGillette Stadium
Results
Record10–7
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (at Bills) 17–47
Pro BowlersCB J. C. Jackson
LB Matthew Judon
ST Matthew Slater
AP All-ProsCB J. C. Jackson (2nd team)
ST Matthew Slater (2nd team)
Uniform

The 2021 season was the New England Patriots' 52nd season in the National Football League and their 22nd under head coach Bill Belichick.

Draft

Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 New England Patriots Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 15 Mac Jones QB Alabama
2 38 Christian Barmore DT from Cincinnati
3 — Selection forfeited
96 Ronnie Perkins DE Oklahoma Compensatory pick
4 120 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
5 177 Cameron McGrone LB Michigan Compensatory pick
6 188 Joshuah Bledsoe FS Missouri from Houston
197 William Sherman OT Colorado
7 242 Tre Nixon WR UCF

Regular season

Schedule

The Patriots' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 12 Miami Dolphins L 16–17 0–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
2 September 19 at New York Jets W 25–6 1–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
3 September 26 New Orleans Saints L 13–28 1–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
4 October 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–19 1–3 Gillette Stadium Recap
5 October 10 at Houston Texans W 25–22 2–3 NRG Stadium Recap
6 October 17 Dallas Cowboys L 29–35 (OT) 2–4 Gillette Stadium Recap
7 October 24 New York Jets W 54–13 3–4 Gillette Stadium Recap
8 October 31 at Los Angeles Chargers W 27–24 4–4 SoFi Stadium Recap
9 November 7 at Carolina Panthers W 24–6 5–4 Bank of America Stadium Recap
10 November 14 Cleveland Browns W 45–7 6–4 Gillette Stadium Recap
11 November 18 at Atlanta Falcons W 25–0 7–4 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
12 November 28 Tennessee Titans W 36–13 8–4 Gillette Stadium Recap
13 December 6 at Buffalo Bills W 14–10 9–4 Highmark Stadium Recap
14 Bye
15 December 18 at Indianapolis Colts L 17–27 9–5 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
16 December 26 Buffalo Bills L 21–33 9–6 Gillette Stadium Recap
17 January 2 Jacksonville Jaguars W 50–10 10–6 Gillette Stadium Recap
18 January 9 at Miami Dolphins L 24–33 10–7 Hard Rock Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Buffalo Bills 11 6 0 .647 5–1 7–5 483 289 W4
(6) New England Patriots 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 462 303 L1
Miami Dolphins 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 341 373 W1
New York Jets 4 13 0 .235 0–6 4–8 310 504 L2

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1[a] Tennessee Titans South 12 5 0 .706 5–1 8–4 .472 .480 W3
2[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 12 5 0 .706 5–1 7–5 .538 .517 W1
3 Buffalo Bills East 11 6 0 .647 5–1 7–5 .472 .428 W4
4 Cincinnati Bengals North 10 7 0 .588 4–2 8–4 .472 .462 L1
Wild cards
5[b] Las Vegas Raiders West 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 .510 .515 W4
6[b] New England Patriots East 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 .481 .394 L1
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 7 1 .559 4–2 7–5 .521 .490 W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[c] Indianapolis Colts South 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .495 .431 L2
9[c][d] Miami Dolphins East 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 .464 .379 W1
10[c][d] Los Angeles Chargers West 9 8 0 .529 3–3 6–6 .510 .500 L1
11[e] Cleveland Browns North 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 .514 .415 W1
12[e] Baltimore Ravens North 8 9 0 .471 1–5 5–7 .531 .460 L6
13 Denver Broncos West 7 10 0 .412 1–5 3–9 .484 .357 L4
14[f] New York Jets East 4 13 0 .235 0–6 4–8 .512 .426 L2
15[f] Houston Texans South 4 13 0 .235 3–3 4–8 .498 .397 L2
16 Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 14 0 .176 1–5 3–9 .512 .569 W1
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

See also: 2021–22 NFL playoffs

Schedule

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card January 15 at Buffalo Bills (3) L 17–47 0–1 Highmark Stadium Recap
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