New England Patriots on SI provides a brief look at each of the New England Patriots' three trades now that the 2025 NFL Trade Deadline has come to a close.

ESPN’s Football Power Index now has Buffalo as the favorite to finish with the best record and win the Super Bowl.

The NFC South-leading Buccaneers are coming off their bye week and are slight home favorites (-2.5), while the Patriots, leaders in the AFC East, extended their winning streak to six with a 24-23 win over the Falcons last Sunday.

The Patriots are signing wide receiver Brenden Rice to their practice squad, a league source confirmed Tuesday. Rice is the younger of Hall of Famer Jerry Rice’s two sons. He joins John Jiles and Jeremiah Webb as receivers on New England’s practice squad.

However, his fumble on a strip sack late in the second quarter in particular seemed to disrupt him for the remainder of the game.

New England held on for its sixth straight victory, 24-23 over Atlanta on Sunday after Parker Romo missed a potential tying extra point for the Falcons.