The New England Patriots played their way out of the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft on Sunday afternoon.
The Patriots grabbed a tight 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills to wrap up the regular season on Sunday, which gave them their fourth victory of the season. As a result, that moved the Patriots to the fourth pick in the draft. The Patriots then fired head coach Jerod Mayo a few hours later.
That paved the way for the Tennessee Titans, who fell to the Houston Texans in Week 18, to jump up and secure the top pick in April's draft.