PatriotsInGA

When's the next game between the Dirty Birds and Pats? I know it's in Atlanta because the last game was in Foxboro. Anybody know? 2013?

jmt57

The schedule rotates with teams from one conference (Pats) playing all teams in one division (NFC South) once every four years, one division at a time each year. So Pats play Atlanta once every four years alternating home and away games; fans in another city in the NFC get to see the Pats play once every eight years at home.

Pats played the Falcons early in 2009 in the game that Brandon McGowan shut down Tony Gonzalez in Foxboro, so the next regular-season game should be in Atlanta in 2013. They had a joint practice last year that both sides said was very beneficial prior to a preseason game last August, so there may be a chance that they do that again this year as well.