PatsFans.com Menu
PatsFans.com - The Hub For New England Patriots Fans

New England Patriots > Patriots Blog

Patriots Will Open 2021 At Home Against the Dolphins

Ian Logue
Ian Logue on Twitter
May 12, 2021 at 11:46 am ET

Patriots Will Open 2021 At Home Against the Dolphins(PHOTO: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports)

🕑 Read Time: 1 minutes

With the full 2021 NFL schedule set to be released later today, it appears we at least know who the Patriots will open up against to kick off the season.

The league announced the Week 1 slate of games earlier this morning, which will see the Patriots open up on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at home against the Miami Dolphins.

That match-up takes place at 4:25 pm, with the other AFC game in that slot being between the Browns and Chiefs.  That’s a tough test for Cleveland, who starts off the year on the road with what could be a tie-breaker down the line in a rematch of last year’s Divisional Round battle at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

The 2021 NFL Campaign gets underway with a Thursday night game between the Cowboys and Buccaneers, with Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady and company opening up the season at home.

As for the 1:00 pm match-up that will likely be of interest to many, that will likely be the Jets and Panthers, with New York traveling to Carolina to take on former Jets starter and now Panthers QB, Sam Darnold.  In the AFC, the other big game during the early match-ups will be between the Steelers and Bills, with Pittsburgh starting the year on the road in Buffalo.

This marks the second-straight year the Patriots will kickoff the season at Gillette Stadium against Miami, with New England winning the opener against Brian Flores’ club 21-11.

Otherwise, here’s the full slate of games:

We’ll update the full schedule later on as soon as it becomes available.

READ NEXT:
ICYMI PHOTOS: Harvey Langi Celebrates His Return To Patriots After Signing One-Year Free Agent Deal

About Ian Logue

Ian Logue is a Seacoast native and owner and senior writer for PatsFans.com, an independent media site covering the New England Patriots and has been running this site in one form or another since 1997.


Tags: 2021 NFL Schedule 2021 NFL Season 2021 Patriots Schedule 2021 Patriots Season Miami Dolphins New England Patriots

  • Subscribe
    Notify of
    guest

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    0 Comments
    Inline Feedbacks
    View all comments

  • More Patriots News Headlines:

    TRANSCRIPT: Eliot Wolf’s Pre-Draft Press Conference 4/18/24

    TRANSCRIPT: Eliot Wolf’s Pre-Draft Press Conference 4/18/24

    By: Ian Logue
    Good morning, everyone.  Wanted to thank you all for coming.  It's been a while since we last had some time together.  Also wanted to thank…
    14 hours ago
    Thursday Patriots Notebook 4/18: News and Notes

    Thursday Patriots Notebook 4/18: News and Notes

    By: Ian Logue
    Bill Belichick may not be working for the Patriots next week, but he'll still be putting in the hours when things kick off in Detroit…
    16 hours ago
    Wednesday Patriots Notebook 4/17: News and Notes

    Wednesday Patriots Notebook 4/17: News and Notes

    By: Ian Logue
    ESPN published an interesting article on Wednesday, with Don Van Natta Jr., Seth Wickersham, and Jeremy Fowler putting together a long-form story on Bill Belichick's…
    2 days ago
    Tuesday Patriots Notebook 4/16: News and Notes

    Tuesday Patriots Notebook 4/16: News and Notes

    By: Ian Logue
    As for why the Patriots are using valuable time on Penix Jr., it's entirely possible that he might be their backup plan should another team…
    3 days ago
    Monday Patriots Notebook 4/15: News and Notes

    Monday Patriots Notebook 4/15: News and Notes

    By: Ian Logue
    For the Patriots, the question seems to center around whether or not it's going to be North Carolina's Drake Maye or J.J. McCarthy who gets…
    4 days ago

    Share via
    Copy link
    Powered by Social Snap
    Search For Links: - CLOSE
    For searches with multiple players
    add commas (Ex: "Bill Belichick, Devin McCourty")