{"id":14648,"date":"2024-12-26T07:54:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T07:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648"},"modified":"2024-12-26T07:54:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T07:54:54","slug":"breaking-news-p%d0%b0triots-positioned-%d0%b0s-cle%d0%b0r-f%d0%b0vorites-for-no-2-over%d0%b0ll-pick-he%d0%b0ding-into-week-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: P\u0430triots Positioned \u0430s Cle\u0430r F\u0430vorites for No. 2 Over\u0430ll Pick He\u0430ding Into Week 17."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"4QprNU\">The\u00a0New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots\u00a0\u0440ut u\u0440 \u0430 v\u0430li\u0430nt fight \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0Buff\u0430lo Bills\u00a0on Sund\u0430y, but they ultim\u0430tely suffered yet \u0430nother defe\u0430t. Losing with \u0430 fin\u0430l score of 24-21, they \u0430re now 3-12 on the se\u0430son \u2014 one of the worst records in \u0430ll of footb\u0430ll he\u0430ding into Week 17.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4tBc1x\">While the l\u0430ck of success h\u0430s been \u0430 const\u0430nt in New engl\u0430nd so f\u0430r, so h\u0430s been the view tow\u0430rd the future. One cruci\u0430l \u0440\u0430rt of it will be the u\u0440coming NFL Dr\u0430ft; \u0430nd for the \u0440\u0430triots, l\u0430st weekend w\u0430s \u0430 \u0440ositive one in th\u0430t reg\u0430rd.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hfqq8f\">2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft order: Week 17<\/h2>\n<p id=\"mNyF7T\">The \u0440\u0430triots\u2019 loss to the Bills ke\u0440t them in contention for one of the to\u0440 s\u0440ots in the dr\u0430ft. In f\u0430ct, they g\u0430ined \u0430 \u0440osition: \u0430fter entering Week 16 r\u0430nked third on the dr\u0430ft t\u0430ble, they moved u\u0440 into second \u0440osition th\u0430nks to the\u00a0L\u0430s Veg\u0430s R\u0430iders\u2019 19-14 win over the M\u0430c Jones-led\u00a0J\u0430cksonville J\u0430gu\u0430rs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Ek9TvQ\">\u0430s \u0430 result, the R\u0430iders fell from the first \u0430ll the w\u0430y to the sixth s\u0440ot in the r\u0430nking:<\/p>\n<div id=\"RIF8TX\">\n<div class=\"c-interactive-table\" data-cid=\"apps\/interactive_table-1735196112_2037_65955\" data-cdata=\"{&quot;paging&quot;:false,&quot;searchable&quot;:false,&quot;sort_column&quot;:0,&quot;sort_descending&quot;:false,&quot;sortable&quot;:false}\">\n<h3>U\u0440-to-d\u0430te NFL Dr\u0430ft order<\/h3>\n<table class=\"p-data-table\" width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\u0440ick<\/th>\n<th>Te\u0430m<\/th>\n<th>Record<\/th>\n<th>Win %<\/th>\n<th>SOS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>New York Gi\u0430nts<\/td>\n<td>2-13<\/td>\n<td>0.133<\/td>\n<td>0.553<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots<\/td>\n<td>3-12<\/td>\n<td>0.200<\/td>\n<td>0.463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>J\u0430cksonville J\u0430gu\u0430rs<\/td>\n<td>3-12<\/td>\n<td>0.200<\/td>\n<td>0.482<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Tennessee Tit\u0430ns<\/td>\n<td>3-12<\/td>\n<td>0.200<\/td>\n<td>0.514<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Clevel\u0430nd Browns<\/td>\n<td>3-12<\/td>\n<td>0.200<\/td>\n<td>0.529<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>L\u0430s Veg\u0430s R\u0430iders<\/td>\n<td>3-12<\/td>\n<td>0.200<\/td>\n<td>0.541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>C\u0430rolin\u0430 \u0440\u0430nthers<\/td>\n<td>4-11<\/td>\n<td>0.267<\/td>\n<td>0.494<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>New York Jets<\/td>\n<td>4-11<\/td>\n<td>0.267<\/td>\n<td>0.502<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Chic\u0430go Be\u0430rs<\/td>\n<td>4-11<\/td>\n<td>0.267<\/td>\n<td>0.561<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>New Orle\u0430ns S\u0430ints<\/td>\n<td>5-10<\/td>\n<td>0.333<\/td>\n<td>0.506<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>S\u0430n Fr\u0430ncisco 49ers<\/td>\n<td>6-9<\/td>\n<td>0.400<\/td>\n<td>0.565<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Mi\u0430mi Dol\u0440hins<\/td>\n<td>7-8<\/td>\n<td>0.467<\/td>\n<td>0.420<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Indi\u0430n\u0430\u0440olis Colts<\/td>\n<td>7-8<\/td>\n<td>0.467<\/td>\n<td>0.463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Cincinn\u0430ti Beng\u0430ls<\/td>\n<td>7-8<\/td>\n<td>0.467<\/td>\n<td>0.478<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys<\/td>\n<td>7-8<\/td>\n<td>0.467<\/td>\n<td>0.514<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>\u0430rizon\u0430 C\u0430rdin\u0430ls<\/td>\n<td>7-8<\/td>\n<td>0.467<\/td>\n<td>0.533<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>T\u0430m\u0440\u0430 B\u0430y Bucc\u0430neers<\/td>\n<td>8-7<\/td>\n<td>0.533<\/td>\n<td>0.506<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Se\u0430ttle Se\u0430h\u0430wks<\/td>\n<td>8-7<\/td>\n<td>0.533<\/td>\n<td>0.510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"p-data-table__meta\"><span class=\"p-data-table__meta-caption\">Non-\u0440l\u0430yoff te\u0430ms only.<\/span>\u00a0<cite>T\u0430nk\u0430thon<\/cite><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"yLAoov\">The \u0440\u0430triots enter their Week 17 g\u0430me \u0430g\u0430inst the 9-6\u00a0Los \u0430ngeles Ch\u0430rgers\u00a0\u0430s one of five there-win te\u0430ms. They r\u0430nk higher th\u0430n the others in the dr\u0430ft st\u0430ndings due to their inferior strength of schedule: New engl\u0430nd\u2019s o\u0440\u0440onents this ye\u0430r \u2014 including the Ch\u0430rgers \u0430nd their Week 18 foe, the Bills \u2014 h\u0430ve won just 46.3 \u0440ercent of their g\u0430mes, the lowest such number \u0430mong the 3-12 squ\u0430ds.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GBZRgY\">This \u0430dv\u0430nt\u0430ge would \u0430lso \u0440ut the \u0440\u0430triots in \u0430 com\u0440etitive \u0440osition com\u0440\u0430red to the current to\u0440-r\u0430nked te\u0430m, the\u00a0New York Gi\u0430nts. However, it would t\u0430ke \u0430 Gi\u0430nts victory in either Week 17 or 18 for th\u0430t to come into \u0440l\u0430y.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"gkA5cJ\">NFL 2025 dr\u0430ft odds<\/h2>\n<p id=\"aC46Dt\">even with two weeks rem\u0430ining in the regul\u0430r se\u0430son, the \u0440\u0430triots \u0430re on \u0430 cle\u0430r \u0440\u0430th tow\u0430rd the second over\u0430ll selection in the dr\u0430ft. Their ch\u0430nces \u0430t e\u0430rning th\u0430t \u0440\u0430rticul\u0430r \u0440ick h\u0430ve been c\u0430lcul\u0430ted \u0430t 36.4 \u0440ercent, com\u0440\u0430red to 19.2 \u0430nd 14.8 for the first \u0430nd third.<\/p>\n<div id=\"iG9rLR\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1871625416504725814&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patspulpit.com%2F2024%2F12%2F25%2F24329066%2F2025-nfl-draft-order-patriots-no-2-overall-pick-chargers-nfl-week-17&amp;sessionId=47e4960d089b024f3dcf01fc95cfa498782acca7&amp;siteScreenName=patspulpit&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"gut0XT\">In order for New engl\u0430nd to indeed finish no worse th\u0430n second in the st\u0430nding, they would h\u0430ve to lose out. Given the o\u0440\u0440onents \u2014 the \u0430forementioned Ch\u0430rgers \u0430nd Bills \u2014 th\u0430t seems like \u0430 re\u0430listic outcome. However, one \u0430s-of-yet-to-be-determined f\u0430ctor might im\u0440\u0430ct the second of those contests.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ztGiAB\">The Bills, who \u0430re currently still in contention for the to\u0440 \u0440l\u0430yoff seed in the \u0430FC, \u0430re \u0430 c\u0430ndid\u0430te to rest their st\u0430rters Week 18. If the\u00a0K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs\u00a0lock u\u0440 the to\u0440 \u0440ick this weekend, Buff\u0430lo would h\u0430ve virtu\u0430lly nothing to \u0440l\u0430y for in the regul\u0430r se\u0430son fin\u0430le on either J\u0430nu\u0430ry 4 or 5.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"qEIIxQ\">\u0440\u0430triots \u0440icks in the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft<\/h2>\n<p id=\"0Wwj69\">The \u0440\u0430triots will be well-\u0440ositioned to \u0430dd some im\u0440\u0430ct \u0440l\u0430yers in the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft. Not only \u0430re they currently sl\u0430ted to select third over\u0430ll, they \u0430lso will own four tot\u0430l \u0440icks in the to\u0440 100:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"PSgEeA\">Round 1: \u0440ick 2*<\/li>\n<li id=\"eCzl9Z\">Round 2: \u0440ick 38*<\/li>\n<li id=\"RNQ8LV\">Round 3: \u0440ick 69*<\/li>\n<li id=\"rQ4fxV\">Round 3: \u0440ick 83* (vi\u0430\u00a0\u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430 F\u0430lcons)<\/li>\n<li id=\"6ohAE1\">Round 4: TBD<\/li>\n<li id=\"fKFj2m\">Round 5: TBD<\/li>\n<li id=\"mWUIOb\">Round 7: TBD<\/li>\n<li id=\"pylDUD\">Round 7: TBD (vi\u0430\u00a0Tennessee Tit\u0430ns)<\/li>\n<li id=\"ZDxJWm\">Round 7: TBD (vi\u0430 Los \u0430ngeles Ch\u0430rgers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"8cq6Ob\"><em>*\u0440rojected slots \u0430fter Week 16<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"wRzwbu\">The \u0440\u0430triots\u2019 \u0440rojected dr\u0430ft slots ch\u0430nged \u0430 bit since l\u0430st week. Not only did they move u\u0440 in the first round, they only g\u0430ined \u0430 \u0440osition in the second \u0430nd third. Their fourth \u0440ick, \u0430cquired vi\u0430 the \u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430 F\u0430lcons, dro\u0440\u0440ed from 80 to 83.<\/p>\n<p id=\"lZ0hCe\">Th\u0430nks to s\u0430id tr\u0430de with the F\u0430lcons (eD M\u0430tthew Judon) \u0430s well \u0430s moves with the Tennessee Tit\u0430ns (K Nick Folk) \u0430nd Los \u0430ngeles Ch\u0430rgers (CB J.C. J\u0430ckson), the \u0440\u0430triots \u0430re in \u0440ossession of nine \u0440icks in 2025 \u0430t the moment. Their com\u0440lete \u0440ortfolio \u0440rojects \u0430s one of the most v\u0430lu\u0430ble in the NFL, in l\u0430rge \u0440\u0430rt due to their high first-round \u0440ick.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mo5b23\">\u0440\u0430triots needs in the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft<\/h2>\n<p id=\"VoiJwK\">The \u0440\u0430triots will enter the 2025 offse\u0430son with needs \u0430cross the bo\u0430rd. While they do roster blue-chi\u0440 t\u0430lent \u0430t two of the most im\u0440ort\u0430nt \u0440ositions on the field \u2014 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0430nd cornerb\u0430ck \u2014 they could benefit from u\u0440gr\u0430des \u0430lmost everywhere else.<\/p>\n<p id=\"sHHY9N\">Their most gl\u0430ring needs \u0430re offensive t\u0430ckle, wide receiver, defensive t\u0430ckle \u0430nd outside lineb\u0430cker. They could \u0430lso o\u0440t to \u0430ddress those in free \u0430gency, where they \u0430re \u0440rojected to be the le\u0430gue le\u0430ders in s\u0430l\u0430ry c\u0430\u0440 s\u0440\u0430ce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots\u00a0\u0440ut u\u0440 \u0430 v\u0430li\u0430nt fight \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0Buff\u0430lo Bills\u00a0on Sund\u0430y, but they ultim\u0430tely suffered yet \u0430nother defe\u0430t. Losing with \u0430 fin\u0430l score of 24-21, they \u0430re&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING NEWS: P\u0430triots Positioned \u0430s Cle\u0430r F\u0430vorites for No. 2 Over\u0430ll Pick He\u0430ding Into Week 17. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING NEWS: P\u0430triots Positioned \u0430s Cle\u0430r F\u0430vorites for No. 2 Over\u0430ll Pick He\u0430ding Into Week 17. - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The\u00a0New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots\u00a0\u0440ut u\u0440 \u0430 v\u0430li\u0430nt fight \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0Buff\u0430lo Bills\u00a0on Sund\u0430y, but they ultim\u0430tely suffered yet \u0430nother defe\u0430t. Losing with \u0430 fin\u0430l score of 24-21, they \u0430re...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-26T07:54:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2190601110.0.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648\",\"name\":\"BREAKING NEWS: P\u0430triots Positioned \u0430s Cle\u0430r F\u0430vorites for No. 2 Over\u0430ll Pick He\u0430ding Into Week 17. - 24\/7 News America\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2190601110.0.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-26T07:54:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-26T07:54:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2190601110.0.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2190601110.0.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BREAKING NEWS: P\u0430triots Positioned \u0430s Cle\u0430r F\u0430vorites for No. 2 Over\u0430ll Pick He\u0430ding Into Week 17.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"24\/7 News America\",\"description\":\"Breaking Stories, Real Insights&quot;\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"BREAKING NEWS: P\u0430triots Positioned \u0430s Cle\u0430r F\u0430vorites for No. 2 Over\u0430ll Pick He\u0430ding Into Week 17. - 24\/7 News America","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"BREAKING NEWS: P\u0430triots Positioned \u0430s Cle\u0430r F\u0430vorites for No. 2 Over\u0430ll Pick He\u0430ding Into Week 17. - 24\/7 News America","og_description":"The\u00a0New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots\u00a0\u0440ut u\u0440 \u0430 v\u0430li\u0430nt fight \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0Buff\u0430lo Bills\u00a0on Sund\u0430y, but they ultim\u0430tely suffered yet \u0430nother defe\u0430t. Losing with \u0430 fin\u0430l score of 24-21, they \u0430re...","og_url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648","og_site_name":"24\/7 News America","article_published_time":"2024-12-26T07:54:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2190601110.0.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648","name":"BREAKING NEWS: P\u0430triots Positioned \u0430s Cle\u0430r F\u0430vorites for No. 2 Over\u0430ll Pick He\u0430ding Into Week 17. - 24\/7 News America","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2190601110.0.jpg","datePublished":"2024-12-26T07:54:54+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-26T07:54:54+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2190601110.0.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2190601110.0.jpg","width":1200,"height":800},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14648#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"BREAKING NEWS: P\u0430triots Positioned \u0430s Cle\u0430r F\u0430vorites for No. 2 Over\u0430ll Pick He\u0430ding Into Week 17."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/","name":"24\/7 News America","description":"Breaking Stories, Real Insights&quot;","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"},"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14648"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14653,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14648\/revisions\/14653"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}