Patriots 2014 Schedule Set

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Matt LaPan, GoLocal Worcester Sports Reporter

The 2014 New England Patriots schedule has officially been announced by the NFL. The Patriots are scheduled to take part in five nationally televised games, at Kansas City, vs. Cincinnati, vs. New York Jets, at Indianapolis and at San Diego. With the new option set up by the NFL to have the ability to flex games starting Week 5, the Patriots could see games such as vs. Denver and at Green Bay possibly be flexed.

The Patriots will open Week 1 in Miami against the Miami Dolphins. They will play their first game on the new Gillette Stadium turf Week 3 against the Oakland Raiders.

Some of the highlights of the Patriots' schedule include a Week 4 trip to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football.

They will then travel to Buffalo to take on Pepper Johnson, Brandon Spikes and the Bills. They stay in the AFC East in Week 7 when the New York Jets come to Foxboro for the first meeting against Darrelle Revis as a member of the Patriots. This game will be part of the NFL's Thursday Night Football lineup.

The matchup of the year come at Gillette Stadium, Week 9 against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in a rematch of last years AFC Championship game. The game is scheduled to be played at 4:25 PM, but do not be surprised to see this game flexed. This leads into the Patriots Week 10 Bye Week.

The Patriots will then play Week 13 at historic Lambeau Field against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.

The Patriots close their season in Foxboro when they welcome the Buffalo Bills to town. See the full 2014 season schedule below:

Week 1: at Miami Dolphins - September 7, 1:00 PM

Week 2: at Minnesota Vikings - September 14, 1:00 PM

Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders - September 21, 1:00 PM

Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs - September 29, 8:30 PM (Monday Night Football)

Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals - October 5 - 8:30 PM (Sunday Night Football)

Week 6: at Buffalo Bills - October 12, 1:00 PM

Week 7: vs. New York Jets - October 16, 8:25 PM (Thursday Night Football)

Week 8: vs. Chicago Bears - October 26, 1:00 PM

Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos - November 2, 4:25 PM

Week 10: Bye