FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots’ 2022 schedule was released along with the rest of the NFL slate Thursday.
The 2022 NFL season will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 8 with the Buffalo Bills vs. the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. ESPN opens its schedule with Monday Night Football on Sept. 12 featuring the Denver Broncos at the Seattle Seahawks.
The NFL expanded to 17 regular-season games last season. The final regular-season games for the 2022 season will be played Jan. 8, 2023. The playoffs begin Jan. 14 and continue through Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
Here’s what in store for the Patriots:
Schedule
Sept. 11: at Miami
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Sept. 18: at Pittsburgh
Sept. 25: vs. Baltimore
Oct. 2: at Green Bay
Oct. 9: vs. Detroit
Oct. 16: at Cleveland
Oct. 24: vs. Chicago (MNF)
Oct. 30: at N.Y. Jets
Nov. 6: vs. Indianapolis
Nov. 13: BYE
Nov. 20: vs. N.Y. Jets
Nov. 24: at Minnesota (TNF)
Dec. 1: vs. Buffalo (TNF)
Dec. 12: at Arizona (MNF)
Dec. 18: at Las Vegas (SNF)
Dec. 24: vs. Cincinnati
Jan. 1: vs. Miami
Jan. 7/8: at Buffalo (TBD)
Strength of schedule: 16th, .498
Biggest takeaway
Four straight prime-time games from Nov. 24 to Dec. 18 — three on the road and one against the defending AFC East champion Bills — shows that the national intrigue surrounding the Patriots remains strong. The final two of those prime-time games — at Arizona and at Las Vegas — sets up a scenario where the Patriots can remain out West for the week as coach Bill Belichick often likes to do. Overall, the team has five prime-time games.
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