Patriots 2014 opponents set

Patriots 2014 opponents set

With the Miami Dolphins losing Sunday afternoon in Buffalo, the Patriots clinched their fifth consecutive AFC East crown. The title, which was clinched prior to New England 41 7 dismantling of the Baltimore Ravens, guarantees the Pats at least one extra home game in Foxboro after their Week 17 matchup with the Buffalo Bills.

Also coming with the t http://www.official49ersnflproshop.com/Nike-Mike-Iupati-Jersey.html shirts and hats for Bill Belichick is the knowledge of who the Patriots will play in their sixteen game schedule in 2014.

The division crown finalizes the schedule, with two opponents decided by the who finishes in the same spot in the two AFC divisions the Patriots don play in 2014, the AFC North and AFC South.

With the Pats finishing first, they will host Cincinnati Bengals, who won their first AFC North title since 2009. It will be the first trip to Gillette for the Bengals since 2010, a 38 24 Patriots win in the season opener.

They will travel to Indianapolis to face the Colts, who are coming off their eighth AFC South title in twelve years and first of the post Manning era. It will mark the Patriots first trip to Lucas Oil Stadium since Super Bowl 46, where they lost to the New York Giants, 21 17. The game will be the first against their former AFC East rivals in Indy since 2009, when Belichick decided to go for it on 4th and 2 deep inside New England territory late in the fourth quarter with a 34 28 lead. The Patriots failed to convert, and the Colts scored in the Justin Smith Womens Jersey game final seconds to take a 35 34 lead for good.

Outside the annual home and home series the Patriots play with fellow AFC East members Miami, New York (Jets), and Buffalo, www.official49ersnflproshop.com/Nike-Patrick-Willis-Jersey.html they Justin Smith Youth Jersey will play the entire AFC West and NFC North divisions.

The Patriots host the Denver Broncos, Oakland Vernon Davis Jersey Raiders, Chicago Bears, and Detroit Lions.

The Lions and Vernon Davis Red Jersey Bears are coming to Foxboro since 2006, when both teams lost to the Pats by scores of 28 21 and 17 13, respectively.

The Raiders come to Foxboro for just the second time since the famous Tuck Rule game in the 2001 AFC Divisional Round. Oakland was last in New England for Week 1 of the 2005 season, where the Patriots celebrated their most recent Lombardi Trophy with a 30 20 win in what was Randy Moss debut in black and silver.

The Broncos game will mark the fifteenth (or sixteenth) meeting of the Brady Manning rivalry, including the third straight regular season meeting in Foxboro between the two legendary quarterbacks.

The Patriots travel to San Diego, Kansas City, Green Bay, and Minnesota.

The Patriots make their first trip to San Diego since 2010, a 23 20 win over the Chargers. The Green Bay game will also mark the Patriots first at Lambeau since 2005, where the Pats won 35 0. When they travel to Minnesota, the Patriots will play at the University of Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium, where the Vikings will be playing their home games for the next two seasons as a new stadium is being built on the current sight of the Metrodome, giving the Patriots a chance to check out the house that Laurence Maroney built.