The New England Patriots opened their 2025 regular season on Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, and you can probably guess where the allegiances were in this particular corner of the world wide web. However, that game was only one of the 16 to be played between Thursday and Monday.

So, who should you root for in those 15 non-Patriots contests? For that, let’s turn to our trusted rooting guide.

Monday

Minnesota Vikings (0-0) at Chicago Bears (0-0): Go good game! We started the week rooting for a good game, and we will end it there as well. | ESPN

The games below have already finished.

Thursday

Dallas Cowboys (0-1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1-0): Go good game! The season opener has no direct impact on the Patriots, so we’ll encourage you to just sit back and enjoy this one. | Final sc

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