New England Patriots Schedule, News Update | Fan Page

For the first time in a while, the Patriots Football are a big mystery for the upcoming NFL season. And for the first time in two decades, New England is forced fo face a schedule without Tom Brady as its starting quarterback.

The Patriots' 2020 schedule is a challenging one for a team in transition. Coach Bill Belichick is presented with his toughest coaching job yet with a team that has won 11 consecutive AFC East titles with relative ease.

The Patriots also have produced 18 straight seasons with double-digit wins. That more impressive streak is very much in jeopardy as the team enters the great unknown with Jarrett Stidham replacing Brady at QB and with a defense that needed some rebuilding.

How much worse will the Patriots be without Brady, and can they still win enough games to sneak back into the playoffs?

Here is a complete breakdown of the Patriots’ 2020 schedule, including dates, start times and analysis for all 16 games.

New England Patriots Game Online

While using an over-the-air TV antenna is still the best way to freely watch most NFL games, if the New England Patriots Game is on ESPN, NFL Network or is blacked out for attendance reasons, you can still watch it, albeit with a little bit of work involved.

If you are looking to stream NFL games online using one of their official apps, you have a few options:

• NFL Gamepass - NFL Gamepass allows you to stream any NFL game after the live game has ended. This will be your cheapest and easiest option, but obviously you won't be able to watch the games live. There is a free trial available.

• NFL Sunday Ticket - NFL Sunday Ticket will allow you to live stream NFL games from any device, but the catch is that you can only watch out-of-market games. This means if you live in the market you are trying to watch the game for, you'll need to mask your location with a VPN (see below).

Patriots Game Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Kickoff time	TV
1	Sept. 13	vs Dolphins	1 p.m. ET	CBS
2	Sept. 20	vs Seahawks	8:20 p.m. ET	NBC
3	Sept. 27	vs Raiders	1 p.m. ET	CBS
4	Oct. 4	vs Chiefs	4:25 p.m. ET	CBS
5	Oct. 11	vs Broncos	1 p.m. ET	CBS
6	Bye	-	-	-
7	Oct. 25	vs 49ers	4:25 p.m. ET	CBS
8	Nov. 1	vs Bills	1 p.m. ET	CBS
9	Nov. 9 (Monday)	vs Jets	8:15 p.m. ET	ESPN
10	Nov. 15	vs Ravens	8:20 p.m. ET	NBC
11	Nov. 22	vs Texans	1 p.m. ET	CBS
12	Nov. 29	vs Cardinals	1 p.m. ET	Fox
13	Dec. 6	vs Chargers	4:25 p.m. ET	CBS
14	Dec. 10 (Thursday)	vs Rams	8:20 p.m. ET	Fox/NFLN/Amazon
15	Dec. 20	vs Dolphins	1 p.m. ET	CBS
16	Dec. 28 (Monday)	vs Bills	8:15 p.m. ET	ESPN
17	Jan 3	vs Jets	1 p.m. ET	CBS

This schedule reminds everyone what could have been with Brady. He will miss out on a home game against Jimmy Garoppolo's 49ers and a battle with the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes on the road. Defensively, the Patriots will need to figure out the dual threats of Lamar Jackson, Deshaun Watson, Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray after struggling with the first two last season.

Because it's New England and Belichick, this team still has some prime-time appeal, mainly to see what Stidham can do with a variety of nice offensive pieces. For the first time in a long time, it's weird knowing another team, the Bills, are the team to beat in the Patriots' division, and nothing is given against the Jets or Dolphins, either.

Patriots strength of schedule & prediction

When combining the Patriots' 2020 opponents records from 2019, it adds up to a 137-118-1 mark. That .537 winning percentage is strong enough to give the Patriots the toughest on-paper schedule in the NFL.

Based on how good those opponents can be this season, it's a little lighter with a few fellow middle-of-pack teams in the mix, but it's still one of the most daunting slates in the AFC.

The Patriots will not be a better all-around team in 2020. They need to accept that what once would have been easy pickings is now considerably tougher.

Record prediction: 8-8