Patriots 2016 Schedule Released, Open Season Against Cardinals
BOSTON (CBS) -- Get your calendar out, it's time to make plans for this fall.
The NFL released the full schedule for the upcoming 2016 season on Thursday night, and the New England Patriots will kick things off against the defending NFC South Champion Arizona Cardinals on Sunday Night Football.
The Pats will host the Seattle Seahawks in a Super Bowl XLIX rematch at Gillette Stadium in Week 10.
The Patriots will visit the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos in Week 15, televised on CBS. Eleven of the Patriots games will be on CBS (WBZ-TV). You can listen to every game live on 98.5 The Sports Hub.
The first game of the NFL season will be a rematch of Super Bowl 50 between the Broncos and Carolina Panthers in Denver on Thursday, September 8.
Here's a look at New England's full schedule for next season:
Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 11 at Arizona Cardinals 8:30 p.m. ET
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 18 Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m. ET (CBS)
Week 3: Thursday,Sept. 22 Houston Texans 8:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 2 Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m.ET (CBS)
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 9 at Cleveland Browns 1:00 p.m.ET (CBS)
Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 16 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m. ET (CBS)
Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
Week 8: Sunday, Oct. 30 at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m. ET (CBS)
Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 6 BYE WEEK
Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 13 Seattle Seahawks 8:30 p.m. ET
Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 20 at San Francisco 49ers 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 27 at New York Jets 8:30 p.m. ET
Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 4 Los Angeles Rams 1:00 p.m. ET
Week 14: Monday, Dec. 12 Baltimore Ravens 8:30 p.m. ET
Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 18 at Denver Broncos 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
Week 16: Saturday, Dec. 24 New York Jets 1:00 p.m. ET (CBS)
Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 1 at Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m. ET (CBS)
Previously announced, the Patriots four pre-season games will also be broadcast on WBZ-TV and 98.5 The Sports Hub.
Thursday, August 11 New Orleans Saints 7:30pm
Thursday, August 18 Chicago Bears 8:00pm
Friday, August 26 at Carolina 7:30pm
Thursday, September 1 at New York Giants 7:00pm
