The 2009 Patriots Schedule Released
The Patriots 2009 schedule:
# Sept. 14 (Monday) — vs. Buffalo (7 p.m., Ch. 5, ESPN)
# Sept. 20 – at N.Y. Jets (1 p.m., Ch. 4)
# Sept. 27 – vs. Atlanta (1 p.m., Ch. 25)
# Oct. 4 – vs. Baltimore (1 p.m., Ch. 4)
# Oct. 11 – at Denver (4:15 p.m., Ch. 4)
# Oct. 18 – vs. Tennessee (4:15 p.m., Ch. 4)
# Oct. 25 — at Buccaneers (in London, 1 p.m., Ch. 4)
# Nov. 1 — BYE
# Nov. 8 – vs. Miami (1 p.m., Ch. 4)
# Nov. 15 – at Indianapolis (8:20 p.m., Ch. 7)
# Nov. 22 – vs. N.Y. Jets (4:15 p.m., Ch. 4)*
# Nov. 30 (Monday) – at New Orleans (8:30 p.m., Ch. 5, ESPN)
# Dec. 6 – at Miami (8:20 p.m., Ch. 7)*
# Dec. 13 – vs. Carolina (1 p.m., Ch. 25)*
# Dec. 20 – at Buffalo (1 p.m., Ch. 4)*
# Dec. 27 – vs. Jacksonville (1 p.m., Ch. 4)*
# Jan. 3 – at Houston (1 p.m., Ch. 4)*
* subject to flexible scheduling
I’ve never been one to bitch about the scheduling. The NFL is out to screw the Patriots and throw spike strips down in front of their dynasty in enough other ways without worrying about who they’re playing or when. I’m all about playing them as they come, focusing on the next game, it is what it is and all that. A lot is being made of them having the 3rd toughest strength-of-schedule, but that doesn’t mean much. By that logic last year Miami was considered a cupcake and Cleveland was a tough game and how did that turn out? I could complain about the Pats having to travel to Denver and Indy like they’ve done each of the past 20 years, or how that game at Indy will be the Colts third straight home game, but why bother? I didn’t need the 2009 schedule to convince me the league offices are in the satchel for the Colts. I could mention that the bye week is all but mitigated by the fact that the Pats will be coming off an overseas trip across about six time zones when they go face the London Sillynannies. Or how they don’t face a single team playing on a short week. Or how down the stretch they’re on the road for 4 of their last 6. But those are loser’s laments. All I see in this schedule is a slate of 16 teams facing Tom Brady tanned, rested and ready to unleash hell. This looks like 16-0 to me.
I disagree. The trip to London is sandwiched between home games AND a bye-week upon their return. The league could have fucked with the Pats WAYYY worse if they wanted to……
This is a pretty tough schedule. The bye is in a good spot though.
Can anyone explain to me why we played Indy @ home for about 4 straight years and now for the past 5 we’ve played @ Indy?
I’ve never been one to bitch about the scheduling. – jt
odd, because you manage to bitch about everything else.
Bitching about schedule strength is on par with the morons who, every year, say that the Sox have “too much starting pitching”…..”where are they going to fit everyone in???”
there are NO easy games in the NFL – I don’t care who you play.
……..any given sunday……
Sarcasm, sarcasm
cupcake schedule…try and play some real teams like the NFC NORTH…Panthers by far have the hardest schedule…
jets twice…buffalo twice…houston..jacksonville…denver..atlanta..what a joke
there are NO easy games in the NFL – I don’t care who you play.
Murray Chadwick said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 01:04:41 }
Clearly you’ve never been to Detroit.
i would rather them have the Bye there than anywhere else. they get halloween off!
Deke – touche…..
i can’t wait until they draft Michael Crabtree this year……
Well coming off the easiest schedule in the NFL its about time their schedule gets a little easier……just a note the Steeleres played the toughest schedule in NFL history last year. How did that work out?
i love how Jerry conveniently forgets how Indy came to Foxboro in 04, 05 and 06. Or that the Pats had the easiest schedule in the NFL last season which was maybe the easiest of all time. He should be complaining about how bad the secondary is and how Brady is more worried about banging his wife with the “skinny boy” body than he is winning C’s anymore.
I sure hope they win the Superbowl this year that would make every other state/city hate us more.
2000′s = 3+Super Bowls, 2+ World Series, 1+ NBA Champ and soon to be 1+ Stanley Cup
It is good to be hated, if you are well liked you are a sucka.
» Pokey Reese said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 01:04:08 }
This is a pretty tough schedule. The bye is in a good spot though.
Can anyone explain to me why we played Indy @ home for about 4 straight years and now for the past 5 we’ve played @ Indy?
It’s very simple. 6 games are against the AFC East, 4 games against NFC division, 4 games against an AFC division. That leaves 2 games. Those games you play against 2 AFC teams that you finished in the same place in their division. So since that pats finished 2nd, they play the colts and broncos who also finished 2nd in their division. However one of those 2 games should be home. The schedule has them both away. And that’s bullshit!
fuck the steelers
Oct 18 Tennesee at home is gonna be a sick game
tough schedule but no sweat w/ brady at the helm
Why the fuck is London a Regular season game and it’s in the middle of the season.
That game should be played in the pre-season
At least the London trip doesn’t count as a home game. That would be worthy of a complaint…aside from that, I agree with Chadwick – quit bitching
hammer1480 said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 01:04:55 }
That is funny I thought the Pat’s played the thougher schedule in 2007
correction: the two other games against the AFC are Baltimore and Denver, not Indy and Denver.
There is no guess work about who you play anymore. It is all based on division rotation. There are only 2 games that are determined by seeding now. If the colts had finished 1st we wouldn’t have been playing in indy this year.
Also » Tjluke001 I counted 8 home games and 8 away so I don’t know why you have your panties in a bunch (note that the london game counts as a home game for the Bucs).
» Alabama Leperchaun said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 02:04:53 }
Oct 18 Tennesee at home is gonna be a sick game
Why would that be a good game? Tenn is no good. They lost the key to their defense and they were overrated last year anyways.
Delos17, we would still be playing the colts because we are playing the afc south this year.
NE plays at Indy because Indy bitched up a storm about playing in NE all the time (a few years ago).
Imagine if Belicheck or Kraft EVER bitched about ANYTHING?
» delos17 said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 02:04:34 }
» Alabama Leperchaun said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 02:04:53 }
Oct 18 Tennesee at home is gonna be a sick game
Why would that be a good game? Tenn is no good. They lost the key to their defense and they were overrated last year anyways.
sure buddy, titans are legit. pats will get smashed
delos17 said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 02:04:34 }
They have a great ground game and made some good pickups, you are correct they did lose the key to their D line though. You think they’ll give Vince another shot?
Dice-K on 15 day DL
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?articleid=1165866
» delos17 said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 02:04:34 }
Why would that be a good game? Tenn is no good. They lost the key to their defense and they were overrated last year anyways
over rated? they went 10-0 to start the season
Who gives a shit about the Titans? Half the people in TN don’t care.
» CptKballs said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 02:04:26 }
Who gives a shit about the Titans? Half the people in TN don’t care.
Kballs – it’s all relative. Which relative they are goin’ to bang next.
the fucking Red Sox are killing me…..just fucking killing me….
theteeboxusa said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 02:04:14 }
hammer1480 said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 01:04:55 }
That is funny I thought the Pat’s played the thougher schedule in 2007
Steelers strenght of schedule last year-.598
Patriots in 2007 first off was ranked 3rd behind the Bills and Raiders and it was at .535
So if you’re gonna call me out have something other than your biased Patriot love to back it up
Whinning before the season even starts? clean it up JT, you sound like a Vag
» Alabama Leperchaun said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 02:04:05 }
over rated? they went 10-0 to start the season
First off that was last season. Who was that good of a team in that 10-0 run last year? Minn or Baltimore maybe? I’m not quite sure how much that run showed. Further more they have big questions at QB and that is never a good thing. The defense is going to decline very bad unless they come even close to replacing Haynesworth.
I’d say they have a lot of worries.
As much as I hate the Colts, can’t really complain this is the third year of Indy in a row when the three before that were in Gillette. Schedule is tough but at least the London games a road game for the Pats.
What on earth do you mean by Dynasty? you talking about the Steelers?
» Tjluke001 said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 02:04:20 }
Delos17, we would still be playing the colts because we are playing the afc south this year.
Ok…
I was speaking of past and future years.
didn’t the pats have the easiest schedule last year? Stop your whining… and please, stop all this nonsense about a dynasty. it’s like saying 2 world series championships in the last 90 years makes a dynasty. don’t insult your readers..
After not making the playoffs with a division III schedule last year you lost your right to bitch about schedule strength for the next 10 years. Also how many years in a row do you have to not win the Super Bowl or even make it to the playoffs to get you to stop using the word dynasty.
Bud Selig is a jive turkey
the strength of schedule argument is garbage. any team can have a supposed “easy” schedule, and then find out at the end of the season that the teams they played are better than expected, thus elevating their s.o.s. to a higher status. it works the other way too with a supposed tough schedule.
» Jose Awfulman said: { Apr 15, 2009 – 03:04:53 }
Bud Selig is a jive turkey
Now called anyone a JT
Strength of schedule is bogus. You play the games at hand. The one gripe about this is the London game. My buddies who unfortunately defected across the pond as a result of a lack of entry level jobs due to the economy watch MNF and SNF at bars. They are the only one’s watching. The Brits have no interest or knowledge of the game. The kids wanna play in the EPL no the NFL. Lets keep our game our game.
it’s a fucking rotation you morons….can you bitch about dates and times?….maybe….that’s also why bye week is after London….but the games are set by how league finishes year before and division rotation—no NFL influence….example, in case league doesn’t go to 17-18 games and/or keeps rotation, Tampa/Saints will be here in 4 years and we’ll be in Atlanta/Carolina
If memory serves me right, the Giants won the Super Bowl two years ago when they had a mid-season game in London. Beat the Pats I might add. Quit your bitching Jerry. You sound like a pre-2004 Sox fan with your conspiracy theories.
Go Habs!
Jesus christ…are you bitching again?
Do you realize that this city has been blessed with 6 championships this decade, and a legitimate opportunity to land 2 more before Independence Day? Not to mention that the Pats and Sox are rated very highly as well? WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU POSSIBLY HAVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT????
Just because championships aren’t being handed to them on a platter doesn’t mean there’s some conspiracy against them. Get a fucking grip Portnoy. The Pats had the easiest schedule in the NFL last year…obviously it wasn’t going to be as easy this time around…
The Stool has been borderline unreadable since baseball season started. Please go on vacation and clean the shit out of your brain before you come back…