New England Patriots’ Schedule 2024-2025: Dates, Times, TV Channels, Strength of Schedule, and More

It’s a changing of the guard for the New England Patriots. With that comes Jerod Mayo and a new brand of Patriots football being established in Foxborough. However, no matter who is at the top, things need to change for a franchise that has been struggling mightily since Tom Brady packed his bags and headed south.

Let’s take a look at the Patriots’ schedule for the 2024 NFL season, where their strength of schedule (SOS) ranks, our record prediction, and preview New England’s biggest matchups of the season.

New England Patriots’ Schedule and Opponents

The complete 2024 NFL schedule was released on May 15 at 8 p.m. ET, and we have it in the table below (which is best viewed in landscape mode).

Patriots’ Strength of Schedule

In a year that many in New England hope to be a good one, they’ve been dealt a tough blow as far as strength of schedule goes. According to PFN’s in-house metric, the Patriots are set to take on the NFL’s toughest schedule in 2024.

With a rookie QB under center, a new head coach, and a franchise looking to get back to their winning ways, it looks like the schedule won’t be doing New England any favors this season.

Patriots Record Prediction: 6-11

When you look at this Patriots team, it’s clear to see that there will be growing pains. Whether it’s Jacoby Brissett under center or No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye, it’s fair to expect struggles on the offensive side of the ball. After adding RB Antonio Gibson in free agency and drafting WRs Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker, we’ll see if the offense has more playmakers than last year when that was a huge weakness.

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Where the hope lies for the Patriots is in Mayo and his defense. The group was excellent at times last season, and they will need to be again in 2024.

A true strength of this team, the defense will need to keep the Patriots in games this year and hope that the offense can do enough to give them a chance at pulling out a win.

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A tough schedule, uncertainty at the QB position, and an unknown head coach lead me to believe New England will once again be under .500. However, perhaps the ball will bounce their way a time or two and they can be marginally better this year compared to last.

Prime-Time Games

• Week 3: Patriots at Jets (TNF)

This season, the Patriots have just one prime-time game, which is down from four in 2023. However, New England will also face the Jaguars in London as part of the NFL’s international series.

The Patriots are embracing a youth movement, so it makes sense that they’ll be on national television a bit less this season.

When Is New England’s Bye Week?

The Patriots will have their bye in Week 14. They will have two weeks to prepare for their Week 15 road matchup against the Arizona Cardinals.

Biggest Matchups of the Year

For decades, the Patriots reigned supreme over their AFC East counterparts. However, in recent years, the tides have turned substantially.

While the rest of the division seems to be on the rise or viewed as an NFL power, New England is fighting for an identity.

Any meeting between the Jets, Dolphins, and Bills should be considered big matchups this year. Finding a way for the Patriots to take back what is theirs in the East will be the ultimate measuring stick as they move forward.

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The Bills, despite losing several key pieces this offseason, will always be a well-respected team with Josh Allen under center, and the Jets and Dolphins are expecting to contend for the playoffs this season as well.

The Patriots will need to find a way to once again get themselves in the same conversation with the teams they used to dominate with Brady and Bill Belichick.

One non-divisional game to circle is Patriots-Bears in Chicago, as it will be the first matchup between No. 1 pick Caleb Williams and No. 3 pick Maye.

Check out PFN’s coverage of the NFL schedule release, including the full week-by-week schedule, a breakdown of how the NFL schedule is made, top revenge games of 2024, strength of schedule rankings, our ranking of this year’s international games, and more!