FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots have a fan-friendly schedule early in the year -- with five of their first eight games at Gillette Stadium -- before the iron of the slate gives them the challenge of playing five road games in a span of six weeks. In the spirit of not taking ourselves too seriously, let’s look into the crystal ball and see if we can find some interesting nuggets with this year’s schedule:
Week 1: Thursday Sept. 7, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 8:25 p.m. ET
The Chiefs have been prepared for this news, with players already talking about the great challenge of coming to Gillette Stadium.