2019 Patriots schedule released with two home games airing on Boston 25

As the Patriots get set to defend their Super Bowl LIII title in 2019, the NFL has released the team's full schedule for the upcoming season.

While the league is breaking from their usual tradition of the defending Super Bowl champions opening up the season on Thursday night, the team will still get their primetime matchup at home to lower their most recent banner in front of the Patriots faithful.

The team is also scheduled for five primetime games in the 2019 season, with the option always there later in the season for games to be flexed to/away from primetime.

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Of New England's regular season games, two will be broadcast on air on Boston 25.

The first will be the Patriots' Thursday Night Football contest with the New York Giants on October 10 in Foxboro. That Week Six game will kick off at 8:20 p.m.

Six weeks later, New England will play host to another NFC East opponent, the Dallas Cowboys, on America's Game of the Week. That contest will take place on Sunday, November 24 in Week 12 and will begin at 4:25 p.m. on Boston 25.

The full schedule can be viewed below, including who, when and where they will be playing:

Week 1, Sept. 8 - Steelers (Sunday Night Football)
Week 2, Sept. 15 - @ Dolphins
Week 3, Sept. 22 - Jets
Week 4, Sept 29 - @ Bills
Week 5, Oct. 6 - @ Redskins
Week 6, Oct. 10 - Giants (Thursday Night Football on Boston 25)
Week 7, Oct. 21- @ Jets (Monday Night Football)
Week 8, Oct. 27 - Browns
Week 9, Nov, 3 - @ Ravens (Sunday Night Football)
Week 10 - BYE
Week 11, Nov. 17 - @ Eagles
Week 12, Nov. 24 - Cowboys (America's Game of the Week on Boston 25)
Week 13, Dec. 1  - @ Texans (Sunday Night Football)
Week 14, Dec. 8 - Chiefs
Week 15, Dec. 15  - @ Bengals 
Week 16, Dec. 21/22 - Bills
Week 17, Dec. 29 - Dolphins

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