The New England Patriots have their schedule for the 2021 NFL season after an apparent leak of the information. It will be the first-ever 18-game season.
The NFL is set to announce its schedule on Wednesday night, but somehow, the schedule always comes out early through a leak. It looks like the Patriots will have big matchups with Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints and will have two huge matchups against the Buffalo Bills at the end of the season.
It appears the NFL has yet to decide on the time and day for all Week 18 games. They want to wait until the Week 17 games conclude to determine when teams will play the following week. The NFL will have two Saturday games in Week 18 with the remainder of the games on Sunday.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time |
| 1 | Sept. 12 | vs. Dolphins | 4:25 p.m. |
| 2 | Sept. 19 | @ Jets | 1 p.m. |
| 3 | Sept. 26 | vs. Saints | 1 p.m. |
| 4 | Oct. 3 | vs. Buccaneers | 8:20 p.m. |
| 5 | Oct. 10 | @ Texans | 1 p.m. |
| 6 | Oct. 17 | vs. Cowboys | 4:25 p.m. |
| 7 | Oct. 24 | vs. Jets | 1 p.m. |
| 8 | Oct. 31 | @ Chargers | 4:05 p.m. |
| 9 | Nov. 7 | @ Panthers | 1 p.m. |
| 10 | Nov. 14 | vs. Browns | 1 p.m. |
| 11 | Nov. 18 (Thurs) | @ Falcons | 8:20 p.m. |
| 12 | Nov. 28 | vs. Titans | 1 p.m. |
| 13 | Dec. 6 (Mon) | @ Bills | 8:15 p.m. |
| 14 | BYE | ||
| 15 | Dec. 18 or 19 | @ Colts | TBD |
| 16 | Dec. 26 | vs. Bills | 1 p.m. |
| 17 | Jan. 2 | vs. Jaguars | 1 p.m. |
| 18 | Jan. 8 or 9 | @ Dolphins | TBD |