New England Patriots Schedule 2026

The Patriots' next game is Week 4 against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday, October 4 at 1:00 PM ET. The game is on CBS.

The Patriots play 17 regular-season games in 2026, opening in Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field and finishing in Week 18 against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. Every week's date, opponent, venue, network and result is listed in the schedule above.

The Patriots are on bye in Week 11 of the 2026 season, between their Week 10 game against the Detroit Lions and their Week 12 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. The bye is listed in the schedule above as its own week, with no fixture against it.

New England has 8 home games in 2026, all of them at Gillette Stadium. Each one is marked HOME in the schedule above.

The Patriots play 6 division games in 2026, home and away against the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. Division games are marked DIV in the schedule above.

The Patriots face the Buffalo Bills in Week 4 at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, October 4 at 1:00 PM ET and Week 13 at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, December 6 at 4:25 PM ET.

The Patriots face the New York Jets in Week 6 at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, October 18 at 1:00 PM ET and Week 16 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, December 27 at 1:00 PM ET.

The Patriots face the Miami Dolphins in Week 8 at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, November 1 at 4:25 PM ET and Week 18 at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, January 10.

2026 Patriots games are scheduled on CBS, NBC, Prime Video, FOX and ESPN. CBS carries the most with 8 games. The network for each week is shown in the schedule above; 2 games have no broadcast window assigned yet and show none.

Every completed game shows its final score in the schedule above, and upcoming games show the date, venue and network instead. The Patriots are 1-2 through 3 games in 2026, most recently lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars 6-35 in Week 3.