Joe Milton scored two touchdowns after relieving a healthy Maye in the first quarter to push the Patriots to a 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. As a result, though, the Patriots will hold pick No. 4 in the 2025 NFL Draft. A loss to the Bills would’ve given New England the No. 1 pick.

Joe Milton III passed for a touchdown and ran for another in his NFL debut, and the New England Patriots cost themselves the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft with a 23-16 win over the AFC East champion Buffalo Bills.

The Patriots squandered a shot at the No. 1 pick in the 2025 Draft. Here are six takeaways from the Patriots’ win over the Bills.

The cost of the New England Patriots' Week 18 win was the loss of a No. 1 pick. Joe Milton III went 22-of-29 for 241 yards with two total touchdowns on

The Buffalo Bills (13-3) head to Gillette Stadium on Sunday to face the New England Patriots (3-13) in a Week 18 season finale AFC East matchup.

Ponnaiya's Prediction: Despite being one loss away from clinching the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming draft, the Patriots are in a good position to beat their division rivals. The Buffalo Bills wrap up their regular season with a game against the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon.

Wonder what QBs Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward think of this scrambled NFL Draft board heading into Sunday's regular-season finale?

The New England Patriots entered Sunday with a strong chance to earn the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Hosting the Buffalo Bills (who openly planned to rest their starters) at Gillette Stadium, the Pats just needed to lose one more time this year in order to have their pick of all the top prospects.

The New England Patriots entered the final week of the NFL’s 2024 regular season with a 3-13 record, and a chance to secure the first overall selection in the upcoming draft. In order to clinch that pick,