New England Patriots Standings 2026: NFL Record

New England Patriots

NFL · AFC East · Foxborough

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Venue: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Head coach: Mike Vrabel
Record: 4-3 2nd in AFC East, AFC No. 8
Last win: October 18, 2026 8 days ago
Last loss: October 22, 2026 4 days ago
Last 3: LWWWins 2 · Losses 1
Next game: @ DolphinsSun, Nov 1 · 4:25 PM ESTin 6 daysOpponent →

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The Patriots are 4-3 in the NFL standings for the 2026 season and sit second in the AFC East. They trail the Buffalo Bills by a game and a half.

In the AFC they sit eighth, one spot outside the playoff line. Last time out they lost to the Bears 24-30 on October 22. They lost their last game and are 3-2 over their last five.

They have scored 160 points and allowed 143, a differential of +17. They are 3-0 at home and 1-3 on the road. Last season they finished 14-3, 1st of 4 in the AFC East. Their next game is at the Dolphins on Sunday, November 1 at 4:25 PM EST.

Their division elimination number is 10. Once the Patriots drop 10 games more than the leader gains, the AFC East is gone. Their playoff elimination number is 11, and they sit 0.5 games behind the last spot.

Record4-3.571 pct

AFC East2nd1.5 back

AFC seedNo. 8outside the line

StreakL1

Last 53-2

Home3-0

Away1-3

Division2-0in division games

Conference4-1in conference games

PF / PA160 / 14322.9 / 20.4 per game

Diff+17

Playoff GB0.5behind the line

Projected10 winsat the current rate

Magic no.E10elimination number

New England Patriots Standings

AFC East AFC League

AFC East
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L5	PROJ	MAGIC	NEXT
1	Buffalo BillsBUF	5	1	.833	-	2-1	3-0	0-1	3-1	197	171	+26	W2	4-1	14	10	vs BAL Sun 11/1
2	New England PatriotsNE	4	3	.571	1.5	3-0	1-3	2-0	4-1	160	143	+17	L1	3-2	10	E10	@ MIA Sun 11/1
3	New York JetsNYJ	2	5	.286	3.5	1-2	1-3	0-2	2-2	137	150	-13	L2	1-4	5	E8	vs LV Sun 11/1
4	Miami DolphinsMIA	1	5	.167	4	0-2	1-3	1-0	1-3	98	157	-59	W1	1-4	3	E8	vs NE Sun 11/1

AFC
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	HOME	AWAY	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L5	WCGB	PROJ	NEXT
1	Kansas City ChiefsKCAFC West leader	5	1	0	.833	3-0	2-1	3-0	5-0	143	103	+40	L1	4-1	+1.5	14	@ DEN Sun 11/1
2	Buffalo BillsBUFAFC East leader	5	1	0	.833	2-1	3-0	0-1	3-1	197	171	+26	W2	4-1	+1.5	14	vs BAL Sun 11/1
3	Cleveland BrownsCLEAFC North leader	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	2-0	3-2	133	146	-13	W2	4-1	+1	12	@ PIT Sun 11/1
4	Jacksonville JaguarsJAXAFC South leader	4	2	0	.667	3-1	1-1	0-1	3-2	154	104	+50	L1	3-2	+0.5	11	vs IND Sun 11/1
5	Denver BroncosDENAFC West	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-1	144	141	+3	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs KC Sun 11/1
6	Pittsburgh SteelersPITAFC North	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-2	153	138	+15	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs CLE Sun 11/1
7	Cincinnati BengalsCINAFC North	4	2	0	.667	1-1	3-1	1-1	3-2	163	122	+41	W2	3-2	+0.5	11	vs TEN Sun 11/1
Playoff cutoff
8	New England PatriotsNEAFC East	4	3	0	.571	3-0	1-3	2-0	4-1	160	143	+17	L1	3-2	0.5	10	@ MIA Sun 11/1
9	Baltimore RavensBALAFC North	4	3	0	.571	1-2	3-1	0-2	2-2	169	167	+2	L2	3-2	0.5	10	@ BUF Sun 11/1
10	Las Vegas RaidersLVAFC West	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	1-1	2-3	183	197	-14	L4	1-4	1.5	7	@ NYJ Sun 11/1
11	New York JetsNYJAFC East	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	0-2	2-2	137	150	-13	L2	1-4	2.5	5	vs LV Sun 11/1
12	Indianapolis ColtsINDAFC South	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	1-1	1-4	154	180	-26	L3	2-3	2.5	5	@ JAX Sun 11/1
13	Houston TexansHOUAFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	2-1	2-3	165	170	-5	L1	2-3	2.5	5	@ LAC Sun 11/8
14	Miami DolphinsMIAAFC East	1	5	0	.167	0-2	1-3	1-0	1-3	98	157	-59	W1	1-4	3	3	vs NE Sun 11/1
15	Tennessee TitansTENAFC South	1	6	0	.143	0-4	1-2	1-1	1-4	108	156	-48	L1	1-4	3.5	2	@ CIN Sun 11/1
16	Los Angeles ChargersLACAFC West	0	6	0	.000	0-3	0-3	0-3	0-4	90	151	-61	L6	0-5	4	0	@ LA Sun 11/1

National Football League
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	HOME	AWAY	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L5	WCGB	PROJ	NEXT
1	Minnesota VikingsMINNFC North leader	6	0	0	1.000	3-0	3-0	2-0	4-0	125	74	+51	W6	5-0	+2.5	17	@ DET Sun 11/1
2	San Francisco 49ersSFNFC West leader	6	1	0	.857	4-0	2-1	3-0	4-1	197	139	+58	L1	4-1	+2	15	vs LV Sun 11/8
3	Kansas City ChiefsKCAFC West leader	5	1	0	.833	3-0	2-1	3-0	5-0	143	103	+40	L1	4-1	+1.5	14	@ DEN Sun 11/1
4	Buffalo BillsBUFAFC East leader	5	1	0	.833	2-1	3-0	0-1	3-1	197	171	+26	W2	4-1	+1.5	14	vs BAL Sun 11/1
5	Chicago BearsCHINFC North	5	2	0	.714	3-1	2-1	0-2	3-2	180	143	+37	W2	4-1	+1	12	@ SEA Mon 11/2
6	Pittsburgh SteelersPITAFC North	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-2	153	138	+15	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs CLE Sun 11/1
7	Denver BroncosDENAFC West	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-1	144	141	+3	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs KC Sun 11/1
8	Cleveland BrownsCLEAFC North leader	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	2-0	3-2	133	146	-13	W2	4-1	+1	12	@ PIT Sun 11/1
9	Jacksonville JaguarsJAXAFC South leader	4	2	0	.667	3-1	1-1	0-1	3-2	154	104	+50	L1	3-2	+0.5	11	vs IND Sun 11/1
10	Cincinnati BengalsCINAFC North	4	2	0	.667	1-1	3-1	1-1	3-2	163	122	+41	W2	3-2	+0.5	11	vs TEN Sun 11/1
11	Detroit LionsDETNFC North	4	2	0	.667	3-0	1-2	1-0	3-1	184	165	+19	W2	3-2	+0.5	11	vs MIN Sun 11/1
12	New York GiantsNYGNFC East leader	4	2	1	.643	3-1	1-1-1	1-0-1	2-2-1	163	161	+2	W1	3-1-1	+0.5	10	@ PHI Sun 11/8
13	Seattle SeahawksSEANFC West	4	3	0	.571	3-1	1-2	1-1	1-2	168	125	+43	W1	2-3	-	10	vs CHI Mon 11/2
14	New England PatriotsNEAFC East	4	3	0	.571	3-0	1-3	2-0	4-1	160	143	+17	L1	3-2	0.5	10	@ MIA Sun 11/1
15	Baltimore RavensBALAFC North	4	3	0	.571	1-2	3-1	0-2	2-2	169	167	+2	L2	3-2	0.5	10	@ BUF Sun 11/1
16	Green Bay PackersGBNFC North	4	3	0	.571	2-1	2-2	1-2	3-3	144	145	-1	L1	3-2	-	10	vs CAR Thu 10/29
17	Carolina PanthersCARNFC South leader	3	3	0	.500	1-2	2-1	1-1	3-2	159	166	-7	L1	3-2	-	9	@ GB Thu 10/29
18	Los Angeles RamsLANFC West	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	0-2	2-2	170	159	+11	W1	2-3	1	7	vs LAC Sun 11/1
19▲	Dallas CowboysDALNFC East	3	4	0	.429	1-2	2-2	2-1	2-3	189	180	+9	W1	2-3	1	7	vs ARI Sun 11/1
20▼	Atlanta FalconsATLNFC South	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	1-1	3-2	171	173	-2	W1	3-2	1	7	@ TB Sun 11/1
21▼	Las Vegas RaidersLVAFC West	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	1-1	2-3	183	197	-14	L4	1-4	1.5	7	@ NYJ Sun 11/1
22▲	Tampa Bay BuccaneersTBNFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	1-0	2-2	162	151	+11	W1	2-3	2	5	vs ATL Sun 11/1
23▲	Houston TexansHOUAFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	2-1	2-3	165	170	-5	L1	2-3	2.5	5	@ LAC Sun 11/8
24▲	New York JetsNYJAFC East	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	0-2	2-2	137	150	-13	L2	1-4	2.5	5	vs LV Sun 11/1
25▲	Indianapolis ColtsINDAFC South	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	1-1	1-4	154	180	-26	L3	2-3	2.5	5	@ JAX Sun 11/1
26▲	New Orleans SaintsNONFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	0-1	1-3	162	194	-32	L1	1-4	2	5	vs CLE Sun 11/8
27▼	Philadelphia EaglesPHINFC East	2	5	0	.286	1-3	1-2	1-1	1-4	127	175	-48	L5	0-5	2	5	@ WAS Sun 11/1
28	Arizona CardinalsARINFC West	2	5	0	.286	0-3	2-2	1-2	1-4	142	208	-66	L1	1-4	2	5	@ DAL Sun 11/1
29	Washington CommandersWASNFC East	1	4	1	.250	1-1-1	0-3	0-2-1	1-3-1	132	172	-40	L1	1-3-1	2	3	vs PHI Sun 11/1
30	Miami DolphinsMIAAFC East	1	5	0	.167	0-2	1-3	1-0	1-3	98	157	-59	W1	1-4	3	3	vs NE Sun 11/1
31	Tennessee TitansTENAFC South	1	6	0	.143	0-4	1-2	1-1	1-4	108	156	-48	L1	1-4	3.5	2	@ CIN Sun 11/1
32	Los Angeles ChargersLACAFC West	0	6	0	.000	0-3	0-3	0-3	0-4	90	151	-61	L6	0-5	4	0	@ LA Sun 11/1

New England Patriots in the AFC Playoff Race

Pittsburgh SteelersAFC North5-2

Cincinnati BengalsAFC North4-2

New England PatriotsAFC East4-3

Baltimore RavensAFC North4-3

Las Vegas RaidersAFC West3-4

New York JetsAFC East2-5

wins losses · bars scale to the most games played in the AFC. Dashed line = seed 7, the last playoff spot.

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New England Patriots Season Charts

Games over .500 tap a dot

Points scored vs allowed scored allowed

Point margin by game green wins, red losses

Points per game22.9

Allowed per game20.4

Average margin+2.4

Biggest win+28 vs LV

Worst loss-29 @ JAX

New England Patriots Schedule and Scores

Date

Opponent

Result

Wed, Sep 9Final

Seattle Seahawks

L 10-13

Sun, Sep 20Final

Pittsburgh Steelers

W 20-3

Sun, Sep 27Final

Jacksonville Jaguars

L 6-35

Sun, Oct 4Final

Buffalo BillsDivision

W 29-26

Sun, Oct 11Final

Las Vegas Raiders

W 45-17

Sun, Oct 18Final

New York JetsDivision

W 26-19

Times shown in Eastern Time. vs = home, @ = away. Tap ▾ on a final for the quarter-by-quarter score.

New England Patriots Season by Season

Season

Record

Win %

PF / PA

2026In progress

4-3.571

160/143+17

20251st of 4 in AFC East

14-3.824

490/320+170

🏆 Division titleBest recent

20244th of 4 in AFC East

4-13.235

289/417-128

20234th of 4 in AFC East

4-13.235

236/366-130

20223rd of 4 in AFC East

8-9.471

364/347+17

20212nd of 4 in AFC East

10-7.588

462/303+159

Bar = winning percentage (green at .500 or better). PF / PA with differential. Seasons open the archived standings in a new tab.

New England Patriots last 5 seasons

Since 2021 the Patriots have won one division title in five seasons and averaged 8 wins a year. Two of the five seasons finished at .500 or better. Their best season in that span was 2025, when they went 14-3 and finished 1st of 4.

Their worst was 2023 at 4-13, 4th of 4. Their strongest point differential was +170 in 2025 and their weakest was -130 in 2023. The offense peaked at 490 points in 2025. This season they are 4-3, a .571 winning percentage that is behind last year's .824.

Figures cover the seasons in the table above, taken from final regular-season standings.

New England Patriots Standings FAQ

What is the New England Patriots record?

The Patriots are 4-3 as of October 27, 2026, second in the AFC East.

Where are the Patriots in the AFC East?

Second of four. They are a game and a half behind the leader.

Are the Patriots in playoff position?

Not right now. They sit eighth in the AFC, and seven teams go through.

What is the Patriots current streak?

They lost their last game and are 3-2 over their last five games.

When do the Patriots play next?

At the Dolphins on Sunday, November 1 at 4:25 PM EST.

How many points have the Patriots scored and allowed?

They have scored 160 and allowed 143 in seven games, a differential of +17.

What is the Patriots home and away record?

They are 3-0 at home and 1-3 on the road.

What was the Patriots record last season?

They went 14-3 in 2025 and finished 1st of 4 in the AFC East.

Which division are the Patriots in?

The AFC East, in the AFC. Their division rivals are the Bills, the Jets and the Dolphins.

Updated Oct 27, 2026 12:54 AM EDT