There's a lot of optimism around the 2025 New England Patriots, and we'll finally find out when they'll play when the full NFL schedule is released Wednesday night.

Here’s what we know so far about the Patriots, according to the latest reports and NFL schedule leaks: -- MassLive’s Mark Daniels confirmed that the Patriots will play the New York Giants on Monday Night Football in a December matchup.

After having one of the league's hardest schedules in back-to-back seasons, they are projected to have one of the easiest schedules in 2025. NFL data analyst Warren Sharpe has the team ranked second behind the San Francisco 49ers in strength of schedule.