The New England Patriots (4-2) are one of the NFL’s biggest stories through six weeks of the 2025 season.

Quarterback Drake Maye is playing like an MVP candidate , head coach Mike Vrabel has made a triumphant return to the sidelines and the team is likely to be a buyer at the trade deadline .

A host of media outlets released their NFL Week 7 power rankings on Tuesday, and the Patriots have cracked the top 10 on at least two of them.

Pro Football Talk has New England at No. 10 , up from 14th entering Week 6.

“It took a while, but they’re back in control of the AFC East,” Mike Florio wrote.

CBS Sports, meanwhile, lists the Patriots at No. 9 , which is up from ninth last week.

“Mike Vrabel has done a nice job with this team, and Drake Maye is growing into a franchise quarterback

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