{"id":898606,"date":"2026-05-23T00:18:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T00:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/898606\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T00:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T00:18:40","slug":"patriots-have-one-major-advantage-on-the-2026-nfl-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/898606\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots have one major advantage on the 2026 NFL schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Matt Legros, Patriots Wire<\/p>\n

Fri, May 22, 2026 at 10:50 PM UTC\"\"<\/p>\n

Patriots have one major advantage on the 2026 NFL schedule<\/p>\n

The New England Patriots<\/a> will be advantaged greatly by not facing a single opponent that will be coming off a bye week next season.<\/p>\n

According to WEEI\u2019s Chris Curtis,<\/a> none of the Patriots<\/a>\u2019 games on their schedule will be against an opponent that had a bye week the week prior, which gives them an upper hand against their opponents in 2026.<\/p>\n

The bye week comes with its share of perks and downsides in the NFL. Teams are able to get rest at critical points in the season. However, a bye week also runs the risk of interrupting a team\u2019s momentum well into the year.<\/p>\n

The Patriots will get to play some of their opponents on potentially tired legs, with attrition taking its toll later on in the year.<\/p>\n

Bye weeks will take place from Weeks 5-14 of the 2026 season. The Patriots will play the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> in Week 14, eight weeks after their Week 6 bye. New England will also play the Kansas City Chiefs 10 weeks after their Week 5 bye in Week 15 and the Miami Dolphins<\/a> 12 weeks after their Week 6 bye in Week 18.<\/p>\n

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