2026 opponents (mostly) set

[Hammer of Thor]

We’ll have to see how the offseason and camp play out, but i don’t think anyone will be talking about the Pats having a soft schedule next year.

Home games:
Jete, Dolphins, Bills
Raiders and Broncos from AFC West
Vikings and Packers from NFC North
Either Steelers or Ravens from AFC North (whoever wins division)

Away games:
Jete, Dolphins, Bills
Chiefs and Chargers from AFC West
Lions and Bears from NFC North
Seahawks from NFC West
Jaguars from AFC South

 

[UGAPatsfan]

Brutal schedule. Team could finish 11-6 and be an objectively better team than this year.

 

[Foxypats]

I am going to start preparing to go to Seattle for that game, should be great and very very loud !!

 

[PatsFan2]

We’ll have to see how the offseason and camp play out, but i don’t think anyone will be talking about the Pats having a soft schedule next year.

Home games:
Jete, Dolphins, Bills
Raiders and Broncos from AFC West
Vikings and Packers from NFC North
Either Steelers or Ravens from AFC North (whoever wins division)

Away games:
Jete, Dolphins, Bills
Chiefs and Chargers from AFC West
Lions and Bears from NFC North
Seahawks from NFC West
Jaguars from AFC South

 

[Huckleberry1]

Tough schedule, I love it: That's the best preparation for the playoffs.

 

[jdlboot14]

Brutal schedule. Team could finish 11-6 and be an objectively better team than this year.

Agree. And to get to 11-6 we'll have to be much better. We won't be surprising anyone anymore.
Can't wait for another offseason of team building.

 

[Toofy]

And tbh I look at the schedule and feel we are better than almost all teams . So maybe few losses here and there but still a 12 or 13 win season considering we would be upgrading significantly in off-season compared to some of the other teams. Bring it on.

I feel bills will be in downward trajectory next season.

Division we will win 5 games and will beat raiders, afc north , Vikings. That's 8 out of 9 .

Remaining eight games add another 5 wins . 12 wins easy peasy . If we are better 13 wins.

 

[Pape]

We’ll have to see how the offseason and camp play out, but i don’t think anyone will be talking about the Pats having a soft schedule next year.

Home games:
Jete, Dolphins, Bills
Raiders and Broncos from AFC West
Vikings and Packers from NFC North
Either Steelers or Ravens from AFC North (whoever wins division)

Away games:
Jete, Dolphins, Bills
Chiefs and Chargers from AFC West
Lions and Bears from NFC North
Seahawks from NFC West
Jaguars from AFC South

buncha cupcakes on that schedule... bring 'em on...

 

[sb1]

15-2

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

Tailgate party in Jacksonville!!!

 

[PatsFan2]

And tbh I look at the schedule and feel we are better than almost all teams . So maybe few losses here and there but still a 12 or 13 win season considering we would be upgrading significantly in off-season compared to some of the other teams. Bring it on.

I feel bills will be in downward trajectory next season.

Division we will win 5 games and will beat raiders, afc north , Vikings. That's 8 out of 9 .

Remaining eight games add another 5 wins . 12 wins easy peasy . If we are better 13 wins.

Remember every season is unpredictable; some Team who should have been something sometimes $h!t the bed. The NFL season like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

 

[Toofy]

Remember every season is unpredictable; some Team who should have been something sometimes $h!t the bed. The NFL season like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

Not disputing that . I am not overconfident , Just confident that we might reach there and it might take some really bad games and injuries to pull us down to 11 or below. We should target min 11 wins and playoff appearances by default like the Brady years. Good times are back !!

 

[hornetfb85]

I’m ready for it… Vrabel will be ready for it… Maye will be ready for it…the team will be tired of hearing about last years schedule so they’ll be ready for it…

 

[borisman]

The schedule next year is no cupcakes, outside the division and LVR.
So if we run it back like this year.....

 

[Raccoonsuit]

Home schedule much easier on paper right now.

Got a Caleb Williams vs maye game

Got a chiefs team with a recovering knee problem. Maybe Nagy gets a head coaching job?

Chargers rematch after the playoffs

Jax/donkies which also could be rematches of the playoffs

Raiders will be worse with another new head coach

Steelers...Will tomlin or Rodgers be back?

 

[Water Boy]

If you want to be the best you've got to beat the best.

We were undefeated on the road this year so hopefully we continue to rise up during away games.

 

[KCSVEN]

Tough schedule, also adding the fact it's the 9 away games/8 home games year. I assume they likely get an away international game.

To win the division You just have to beat out the Bills who have a similar schedule. Though home and away are flopped so Bills go to Denver, which is the biggest home field advantage in football, but we do have to go to the Chiefs.

The different teams on the schedule are:
Bills: Ravens, Rams, Texans,
Pats: Steelers, Seahawks, Jags,

Steelers should be easier than Ravens, At Seattle tougher than at Rams but Rams will be good. Texans/Jags could go either way.

Hard to tell roster changes effect year to year.
Bills, Lions, Texans, Bears, Bills, Packers, Dolphins, Chiefs, Vikings all start year with negative effective cap space.

I look at it same as any game now, what team has a offense that might score more than 30 and can keep up with Maye. Those have highest odds of beating Pats: Lions, Rams, Bills, Sea, Jags. They won't lose all those, but they'll also lose another game or 2 possibly so 11-6 to 13-4 range is likely assuming Maye stays healthy. I think 10-11 wins is the floor for the team going forward as long as Josh/Vrabel/Maye are there.

 

[jmt57]

AFC East was fortunate to just so happen to play the two worst divisions in the NFL in 2025 (AFCN, NFCS)

Because of that, duplicating this season's record in 2026 is highly unlikely.

It doesn't matter though, because the Patriots are on an upward trajectory, whereas the rest of the AFC East is not.

 

[Gumby]

We’ll have to see how the offseason and camp play out, but i don’t think anyone will be talking about the Pats having a soft schedule next year.
Home games:……
Away games:
…..
Jaguars from AFC South

Hmmmm…. A good chance for a London “Jags-HOME” game next year.
I Haven’t missed one in last 3 Pats overseas- London games (but somehow miss all the Germany ones even if I live here -too $$$)

 

[DarrylS]

Simply, "iron sharpens iron"... or something like that.