Making a football schedule is hard, trust me.

I spent way too long trying to work on this New England Patriots schedule prediction ahead of the official unveiling later this week. First I accidentally had a six-game road streak before putting the Patriots on primetime every other week. I weighed the options of a trip overseas compared to a Thanksgiving afternoon game. It's difficult, let me tell you.

With that being said, I completed what I feel like is a pretty solid schedule for the Patriots in 2026 as they look to defend their AFC title . I need to preface this by saying: This is not official by any stretch of the imagination and there is no reporting based on these predictions.

It's just a fun exercise to do ahead of the actual unveiling on May 14, where hopefully I can gloat about how spot-on these guesses were.…