New England Patriots 2026 Travel Schedule

New England Patriots travel miles 2026 by week

Home: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough. Miles are round trips from home. Body clock shows the kickoff in New England time, so you can see how early or late the game feels to the Patriots.

Miles (round trip):

27,580

Short weeks (under 7 days rest):

3

Early kickoffs (before 11 a.m. body clock):

1

Longest road trip (games):

2

Longest home gap (days):

28

Time zones crossed:

14

International games:

1

New England Patriots short weeks 2026

• Week 7, at Chicago Bears: 4 days after the previous game, 1,680 miles round trip.
• Week 14, vs Minnesota Vikings: 4 days after the previous game.
• Week 16, at New York Jets: 6 days after the previous game, 340 miles round trip.

How NFL travel miles are calculated

Each road game counts as its own round trip from the team’s home stadium, even when a team plays consecutive road games. Home games count zero. Neutral-site and international games are measured from home. MockSlate measures each trip from Gillette Stadium as the crow flies, rounded to ten miles. All 32 teams ranked →

New England Patriots rest advantage 2026 by week

Since 2002, home teams win 56% of games with even rest. With a rest edge of three days or more that rises to 58%. On the short side of three days or more it drops to 53%.

A positive number means New England has more rest than its opponent; a negative number means the opponent has more rest. Week 1 has no comparison because neither team has played yet. Thursday games are often even because both teams are coming off the same short week.

New England has a net rest advantage of 8 days across the 2026 schedule, ranking 8th in the league.

New England Patriots games off a bye 2026

• Week 12, at Los Angeles Chargers: 14 days of rest against the opponent’s 7, an edge of +7.

NFL win rate by rest advantage since 2002

Here’s how NFL teams have actually performed with different amounts of rest since 2002. The table groups games by how many more, or fewer, rest days the home team had than its opponent. The Even line is the normal home-field baseline.

Sample: 5,838 regular-season games from 2002 to 2025 where rest could be calculated for both teams. Week 1 is excluded.

New England Patriots hardest stretch of the 2026 schedule

The Patriots’ hardest three-game stretch is Weeks 2 to 4: PIT, @JAX, @BUF, at an average model win chance of 47.7%, 23rd hardest three-game run in the league. The ranking uses MockSlate’s projected win chances, which already account for home field and rest.

Remaining schedule: opponents .524, 11th hardest by record; favored in 7 of 10.

Playoff picture: alive, magic number 13 for the division and 12 for a playoff spot.

Who Patriots fans should root for this week →

The Patriots’ record in cold and hot weather since 1999 →

These are MockSlate model numbers, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams ranked by hardest stretch →

New England Patriots primetime games 2026 and since 2002

The Patriots have 5 primetime games in 2026, tied for 7th most in the league, and have averaged 4.1 per season since 2002. That is the most since 2020, when they had 6. Their primetime record since 2002 is 64-34 (65.3%). Week 18's game time has not been announced yet.

Which Patriots games can still be flexed →

Windows: Thursday night, Sunday night, Monday night, and other night windows (the opener, holiday nights, Saturday night). Lines are MockSlate model numbers from the current ratings snapshot, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams by primetime games → Every Patriots primetime and holiday game since 1966 →