The New England Patriots will try to bounce back from a tough opener when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers in an NFL Week 2 contest at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 20. The Patriots kicked the season off with a Super Bowl rematch against the Seahawks last Wednesday, and the AFC champions suffered a 13-10 loss on the road. Now they'll face a Pittsburgh team that opened with a 20-13 victory against the Falcons in Week 1 last Sunday.
Kickoff in Foxborough, Mass. is set for 1 p.m ET. Bet on Steelers-Patriots and NFL Week 2 with the latest FanDuel promo code here and get $350 in bonus bets: New England is a 4.5-point favorite in the latest FanDuel Sportsbook odds, while the Over/Under for total points scored is 42.5. The Patriots went 14-3 in the regular season last year and lost 29-13 in the Super Bowl, while the Steelers won the AFC North at 10-7 but lost to the Texans 30-6 in the Wild Card Round.
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Get $200 in bonus bets when you spend $5+ at DraftKings: New England is surely smarting from another setback to Seattle, but Mike Vrabel and Co. know they have the team to get back to the Super Bowl. The Patriots went 14-3 last season and went into the playoffs as the No. 2 seed behind Denver. The Pats caught a break when Broncos QB Bo Nix was injured before the AFC Championship Game and gutted out a 10-7 victory in brutal winter conditions.
New England quarterback Drake Maye finished second in MVP voting in his second season in the NFL, as he threw for 4,394 yards (fourth in NFL) and 31 touchdowns (third). The offensive line has been an issue -- Maye was sacked six times in the Super Bowl -- and top offseason addition A..J Brown will be out for about six weeks with a high ankle sprain. Still, the Pats matched Seattle almost yard for yard in Week 1, but Maye was harassed into three interceptions and was sacked three times in the fourth quarter.
Maye did rush for 47 yards, with Rhamondre Stevenson rushing for a team-high 51 and adding 44 receiving yards. Running back TreVeyon Henderson, who posted 1,132 total yards in 2025, returned to practice Monday and is questionable to suit up Sunday. DeMario Douglas (five receptions), Hunter Henry (three for 26 yards) and Mack Hollins (four for 51) all stepped up after Brown went down.
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