Bill Simmons is a longtime national and Boston area sports pundit who wears his fandom for the NBA, Boston Celtics, NFL, New England Patriots and other teams and franchises on his sleeve.

Entering Week 2, the Patriots hold the No. 2 draft pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, trailing only the New York Giants by one game. There is a logjam of teams at 3-12, with the Patriots ahead of four other 3-12 teams. That means there’s going to be a lot of movement over the last two weeks of the regular season.