Here are 10 interesting observations about the Patriots 2008 schedule, which is below:
1. It’s easy early with Chiefs, Jets, Dolphins and 49ers.
2. An early bye week on Week 4.
3. Of the four trips to the West Coast, all the games are connected by back to back weeks (Oct. 5 and 12, and Dec. 7 and 14)
4. It’s easy late, too, ending with Oakland, Arizona and Buffalo.
5. While the Patriots play only once on Monday night, they play twice on Sunday night and once on Thursday night, an NFL Network game against the Jets in Foxboro.
6. The Patriots again play the Colts at the halfway mark. It will be their eighth game. In 2007 it was their ninth game. It should be a good barometer.
7. For the fourth season in a row the Patriots play the Dolphins in a late fall, early winter game in Miami.
8. It marks the sixth straight regular season in which the Patriots have met the Colts.
9. It marks the fifth time in seven regular seasons the Patriots have met the Steelers.
10. Only four teams on the Patriots schedule (SD, Indy, Pittsburgh and Seattle) had winning records in 2007.
Well, here it is.
New England Patriots
2008 REGULAR SEASON
Date Opponent Time
Sun., Sept. 7 Kansas City Chiefs 1 p.m. CBS
Sun., Sept. 14 at New York Jets 4:15 p.m. CBS
Sun., Sept. 21 Miami Dolphins 1 p.m. CBS
Sun., Sept. 28 BYE WEEK
Sun., Oct. 5 at San Francisco 49ers 4:15 p.m. CBS
Sun., Oct. 12 at San Diego Chargers 8:15 p.m. NBC
Mon., Oct. 20 Denver Broncos 8:30 p.m. ESPN
Sun., Oct. 26 St. Louis Rams 1 p.m. FOX
Sun., Nov. 2 at Indianapolis Colts 8:15 p.m. NBC
Sun., Nov. 9 Buffalo Bills 1 p.m. CBS
Thur. Nov. 13 New York Jets 8:15 p.m. NFL Network
Sun., Nov. 23 at Miami Dolphins 1 p.m. CBS
Sun., Nov. 30 Pittsburgh Steelers 4:15 p.m. * CBS
Sun., Dec. 7 at Seattle Seahawks 8:15 p.m.* NBC
Sun., Dec. 14 at Oakland Raiders 4:15 p.m. * CBS
Sun., Dec. 21 Arizona Cardinals 1 p.m.* FOX
Sun., Dec. 28 at Buffalo Bills 1 p.m. * CBS
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