The New England Patriots announced their 2012 regular season opponents on Wednesday afternoon. The NFL's schedule rotation is mostly set based on a divisional rotation, but the home and away games had yet to be finalized on non-division games until today.
Two of the games are still undetermined until the 2011 season has played out. For now, here is the list of known opponents.-
Home: 49ers, Bills, Cardinals, Colts, Dolphins, Jets, Texans, 1 AFC West team (based on 2011 final standings)
Away: Bills, Dolphins, Jaguars, Jets, Rams, Seahawks, Titans, 1 AFC North team (based on final standings)
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October 12, 2011.
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