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TEAM
TALK
- Patriots announce 2026 schedule.
- Mike Dussault analyzes the Patriots 2026 NFL schedule that features a challenging road slate, five initial prime time contests and a trip back to Germany.
- Juliann Challacombe explains how CB Karon Prunty’s performance as a redshirt senior at Wake Forest landed him on the Patriots draft radar.
- Patriots 2026 schedule release at Six Flags New England. (2 min. video)
- Pawtriots release the CUTEST schedule video of All Time: Local shelter dogs star in this version. (1 min. video)
- Press Conferences: Mike Brown, Jared Wilson and Julian Hill.
- Community: Hunter Henry gifts new bikes to local foster care teens. (1 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered: Pats-Lions in Germany reaction, reviewing the 2026 opponents. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss offers his Patriots schedule takeaways and predictions: Biggest takeaway, dates to circle, bold prediction and more.
- Mark Daniels gives us his top takeaways from the schedule: Expectations are high. Patriots have a chance to silence their critics; More.
- Alex Barth weighs in with 8 takeaways from the schedule release. 1. Return of the road warriors?
- Doug Kyed serves up some leftover schedule thoughts: Welcome back to relevancy, Patriots! More.
- Ian Logue shares some thoughts on the schedule: A challenging start, international spotlight, New England will play four of its final six games at home; More.
- Mark Morse opines on the 2026 Patriots schedule, win projection, UDFA bonuses and More.
- The NBC Sports Boston crew analyze and react to the Pats’ 2026 schedule.
- Mark Daniels emphasizes the brutal opening stretch for the Pats this year.
- Doug Kyed finds second-year pro Jared Wilson is ‘very excited’ to switch back to center this season.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Ben Solak (ESPN) Big questions about 2nd-year players. Does Will Campbell have a hook at left tackle? I really don’t think he does. But it’s worth examining the question.
- Albert Breer (SI) Details on how the NFL built the 2026 schedule.
- Garrett Podell (CBS Sports) NFL schedule winners and losers: Patriots face toughest start in 40 years. Loser: New England Patriots. /Click for commentary.
- Nick Shook (NFL.com) 5 teams with most favorable 17-game slates.
- Dan Parr (NFL.com) 2026 NFL schedule: 5 teams facing toughest slates.
- Mike Kadlick, et al (SI) Winners and losers from the NFL’s 2026 schedule release videos. No Pats.
- Michael Duarte (NY Post) Chargers absolutely cook Vrabel-Russini scandal in schedule release video.
- Eric Edholm (NFL.com) Winners and losers from 2026 NFL schedule release. No Pats.
- Carter Bahns (CBS Sports) Ranking every NFL Week 1 game in 2026. No. 1 Patriots at Seahawks.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) ‘Sunday Night Football’ 2026 NFL schedule: Ranking all the games. No. 8 Patriots at Chargers (Week 12).
- Zachary Pereles (CBS Sports) ‘Monday Night Football‘ schedule: Ranking full slate of games. No. 3 Patriots at Chiefs (Week 15).
- Jordan Dajani (CBS Sports) Ranking all ‘Thursday Night Football‘ matchups from worst to best. No. 9 Patriots at Bears (Week 7) – No. 12 Vikings at Patriots (Week 14).
- Zachary Pereles (CBS Sports) NFL 2026 schedule: Thanksgiving week expands again, five games headline holiday slate.
- Carter Bahns (CBS Sports) NFL loads 2026 Christmas slate with 3 marquee games.
- Eva Geitheim (SI) The five teams with zero prime-time games in 2026. Jets, Dolphins included.
- Mike Kadlick (SI) Tom Brady finally has a good excuse to be neutral about the Patriots; The GOAT will return to Foxborough for Week 9 Patriots vs. Packers.
