I’ve been going for 38 years. The State Troopers determine what time time the lots open (even though the Patriots website says four hours before a game) this includes private lots, maybe there are private lots far enough away the Troopers don’t concern themselves with. Some years they would give the OK to ope five hours before, sometimes exactly four hours, this year they have been consistent and all nine games the lots have opened at 4.5 hours before each game, this means the lots will open at 3:50pm on Sunday, one thing to keep in mind is Kraft owned lots at least the two big free ones across the street the State Troopers do not allow you to park in the emergency lane on Route 1 waiting for the lot to open, they make you drive away, however they allow it for the private lots, trust me for 1:00 pm games I’m parked outside our private lot in the emergency lane at 8:00am. In years past for playoff games the Troopers would normally open up earlier than usual, we are hoping they open at 3:30 Sunday because traffic will get bogged down if people are driving around waiting for the Patriot lots to open. We are normally out of our vehicles talking to the family that owns our lot when they get a text from the Troopers giving them the OK to open.