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New England Patriots schedule 2026
The NFL regular season runs 17 games from early September through early January: nine home games at Gillette Stadium and eight on the road in seasons with a balanced split (or eight home / nine road in alternating years). The Patriots play their AFC East rivals — Bills, Jets, Dolphins — twice each season for six divisional games, plus rotating series against the rest of the AFC (one division per year, four games), the NFC (one division per year, four games), and matched-record games against teams from other AFC divisions. The Patriots-Bills matchup at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo in December is one of the most weather-extreme regular-season games on the calendar — lake-effect snow has affected dozens of meetings between the two teams. Use the schedule strip above to filter by month, opponent, or home/away. Each row links through to the matchup page for that specific game with tickets, projected starters, broadcast info, and the opponent's recent form.
The next Patriots game appears at the top of the schedule on this page, with the opponent, date, kickoff time in Eastern Time, and home-or-road indicator pulled directly from the live NFL feed. The Patriots play once per week during the regular season. Preseason runs three games over August before Week 1 of the regular season; the postseason bracket runs Wild Card weekend through the Divisional, Conference, and Super Bowl rounds in January and February. If the Patriots are on the road, this page shows the visiting city and the local kickoff time alongside Eastern Time. Once the regular season ends, if the Patriots qualify for the playoffs, this page rolls straight into Wild Card, Divisional Round, AFC Championship, and Super Bowl matchups as they're set.
At a glance
- League
- National Football League
- Home venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Listed events
- 2
- Prices from
- $200
- Sport
- American Football
- City
- Boston
- Last updated
- October 2, 2026
About the New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are the defining NFL franchise of the 21st century — six Super Bowl championships in 19 seasons (2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018), 17 AFC East titles in 20 years, and the most-watched coaching tree in pro football thanks to the Bill Belichick era that ran from 2000 through the 2023 season. The Patriots play their home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, the 65,878-seat outdoor stadium that opened in 2002 and replaced the old Foxboro Stadium next door. Patriots Sunday in Foxborough fills the stadium with regional fans from across New England — Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Connecticut have no other NFL team — and the broadcast carries the most-watched AFC East ratings every year. For New England, the Patriots are the calendar's anchor event from preseason in August through the playoffs in January, and this page is the local landing spot for anyone trying to figure out whether the Patriots play today, what time kickoff is, who they're facing, and where to grab tickets.
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New England Patriots tickets are available primarily through TicketNetwork and the official team site, with secondary inventory on StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, and others linked from each game card on this page. Season tickets are managed directly by the team — the Patriots maintained one of the NFL's longest season-ticket waiting lists during the Brady dynasty and continue to manage a deep account base post-Brady. Single-game tickets are released closer to the season opener. Resale floors drop sharply for non-rival weekday games in the final 48 hours; divisional rivalry games and playoff inventory stay expensive right up to kickoff.
The New England Patriots gameday experience
Gillette Stadium is where New England Patriots fans gather for american football, the 64,628-seat stadium. You'll find it in Patriot Place. The rivalry with the Dolphins (3 recorded meetings) lifts the atmosphere a notch and pushes ticket demand higher. Plan to arrive at least 45 minutes ahead to clear the gates and find your seat; a typical american football game lasts roughly 2–3 hours.
Patriots rivalries
Patriots vs Dolphins · 3 meetings
Patriots vs Bills · 2 meetings
Patriots vs Jets · 2 meetings
Patriots vs Chiefs · 2 meetings
Patriots vs Seahawks · 1 meetings
vs Buffalo Bills
Patriots vs Bills is the AFC East rivalry that has flipped polarity since the Tom Brady era ended in New England. Through the Brady-Belichick years, the Patriots dominated the head-to-head with 33 wins in 40 meetings; since Josh Allen and the Bills' rebuild under Sean McDermott matured around 2020, Buffalo has become the division's defining team with five consecutive AFC East titles and three first-round byes through the 2020s. The matchup carries lake-effect-snow December weather games, the famous 12-second 13-point comeback Bills win in the 2022 game, and the current chapter built around Josh Allen against Drake Maye. Highmark Stadium for a Patriots December visit is one of the most weather-extreme road environments in the NFL; Gillette Stadium for a Bills game is typically the loudest the building gets all year.
vs New York Jets
Patriots vs Jets is the AFC East rivalry built on the Bill Parcells–Bill Belichick coaching cold war. Parcells coached both franchises in the 1990s; Belichick was hired by the Jets to replace Parcells in 2000 and resigned at his introductory press conference (the famous "HC of the NYJ" napkin note), then took the Patriots job a week later. The 20-year head-to-head between Belichick and a rotating cast of Jets coaches went 35–11 in favor of New England. Recent Jets seasons under Aaron Rodgers and now Justin Fields have brought the matchup closer to even. MetLife Stadium for a Patriots game pulls a heavy Patriots travel contingent thanks to the deep Brady-era fan base in Connecticut and northern New Jersey.
vs Miami Dolphins
Patriots vs Dolphins is the longest continuous AFC East rivalry — both franchises have been in the division since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. The two teams play twice a year, with the December Miami game often serving as a weather-contrast matchup between New England snow and South Florida sun. The current chapter is built around Drake Maye against Tua Tagovailoa, with Tagovailoa carrying the Dolphins' offense through Mike McDaniel's scheme. Hard Rock Stadium for a Patriots visit is one of the better destination road trips on the NFL calendar — the Miami weather and beach proximity make it a popular travel weekend for Patriots fans even in years when both teams are rebuilding.
vs Kansas City Chiefs
Patriots vs Chiefs is the AFC's defining cross-divisional rivalry of the modern era. The two teams met in the 2018 AFC Championship Game with the Patriots winning 37–31 in overtime to advance to Super Bowl LIII; they met again in the 2019 AFC Championship with the Chiefs winning to start their Patrick Mahomes-era dynasty. Tom Brady against Patrick Mahomes was the marquee NFL matchup of the late 2010s, and the post-Brady chapter now carries Drake Maye against Mahomes as the future of the league. Arrowhead Stadium for a Patriots visit is the loudest road environment in the NFL by SPL measurements. The two teams currently share the AFC No.-1-seed lineage of the past 20 years.
vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Patriots vs Steelers is the AFC cross-divisional matchup that defined the 2000s and 2010s playoff brackets. The two teams met in the 2001 AFC Championship Game (Patriots won), the 2004 AFC Championship (Patriots), the 2016 AFC Championship (Patriots), and the 2001 Wild Card (Steelers) — the Patriots hold a 3–1 edge in those high-stakes postseason meetings. The Belichick-Mike Tomlin head-coaching chess match from 2007 through 2023 was one of the longest coaching rivalries in NFL history. Acrisure Stadium (formerly Heinz Field) for a Patriots visit pulls a Patriots travel contingent that fills the upper bowl with red caps on the rare years both teams are in playoff contention.
vs Indianapolis Colts
Patriots vs Colts is the AFC matchup that defined the mid-2000s playoff bracket. Tom Brady vs Peyton Manning ran from 2001 through Manning's 2011 neck injury and the Patriots-Broncos chapters that followed — the two quarterbacks met 17 times in the regular season and playoffs combined, with Brady going 11–6. The rivalry cooled after Manning left Indianapolis but stays must-watch when the teams share a divisional matchup. Lucas Oil Stadium for a Patriots visit is one of the louder dome environments in the NFL. The Spygate (2007) and Deflategate (2015) controversies both involved Colts games against the Patriots and added off-field weight to the matchup that lingered through Brady's New England tenure.
Where to sit at Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium is a true football-first bowl, and the seating math reflects that. The lower bowl runs from the field-level rows up through the 100s, with sideline sections between the 30-yard lines offering the cleanest view of route concepts and offensive line play; corner and end zone seats trade angle for value and tend to be the loudest spots when the Patriots are driving toward them. The Putnam Club and other midlevel club sections sit just above the lower bowl and offer indoor concourses, padded seats, upgraded food and shorter restroom lines, which makes them popular for cold December games. The upper deck climbs steeply in the 300s and 200s, and while the rows feel high, the sightlines stay surprisingly tight to the action because the bowl is narrow rather than wide. Premium options include the field-adjacent suites and the Optum Field Club, where access controls and dedicated entries become part of the experience. Lighthouse-end seats give you the iconic skyline view back toward the bridge and scoreboard, while seats opposite get the best look at the home tunnel and the team entrance. For shoulder-season games, anything on the east side gets late sun, so families with kids sometimes prefer the shaded west side after kickoff. Choose by priority: skill-position study favors sideline lower bowl, atmosphere favors lower end zones, comfort favors the clubs, and budget-conscious fans get a legitimate football view from the upper deck so long as they accept the climb and the open-air exposure that comes with a New England fall or winter Sunday.
Getting to Gillette Stadium on game day
Getting there
MBTA Commuter Rail special-event trains run from Boston's South Station to Foxboro station, about a quarter mile from the gates.
Parking
Large prepaid lots ring the stadium across the Patriot Place complex, with stadium-side parking typically around $50.
Patriots ticket prices by section
Sideline lower bowl
Best view of the line of scrimmage and offensive flow; highest demand for division rivals.
typical price range
End zone lower bowl
Closer to the goal-line action at a softer price than the sidelines.
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200-level mid-bowl
Sweet spot for tactical fans — full-field perspective at a fraction of sideline pricing.
typical price range
Upper deck end zones
Cheapest seats in the building; the loudest crowd sections on big games.
typical price range
New England Patriots ticket price index
Cheapest upcoming game
Across 14 upcoming New England Patriots games with live pricing, the average get-in price is $189 — 32% above the league average. Best value on the schedule: Los Angeles Chargers vs. New England Patriots (Mon, Nov 30, 2026, SoFi Stadium) starts at $87.
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