Even though they are only seven games into the 2024 regular season, the New England Patriots can probably already kiss the NFL playoffs goodbye.
Following their 32-16 loss at the hands of the Jacksonville Jaguars, after all, they now find themselves with a 1-6 record. While the old “any given Sunday” saying proves itself true time and again in the world of pro football, the Patriots’ uphill battle for one of the seven playoff seeds seems to be too tough to overcome.
In fact, if they still qualified for the tournament they would become the first team in the 30-year salary cap era to recover from starting 1-6.