The New England Patriots received the kind of schedule reserved for teams the NFL expects people to watch.
Six nationally televised games await New England in 2026, beginning with a Super Bowl LX rematch against the Seattle Seahawks on opening night.
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The attention makes sense after a 14-win season and a run to the Super Bowl.
But the placement of those games brings a cost, and it certainly contributes to the pessimism surrounding New England in 2026.
New England went from one of the NFL’s lightest schedules to one of its most demanding. The difference involves better opponents, considerably more travel, fewer games at
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