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During the Fall 2005 season the NFL defending champion Patriots will play each division member home and away, each team in the AFC West once, and each team in the NFC South once. The team will also play the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team will enjoy two appearances on ABC Monday Night Football.

The season begins on Thursday, September 8, 2005 and ends on Sunday January 1, 2006. The cardinal number of the game corresponds to each intervening weekend. Only the Patriots and the Raiders are playing on Thursday, September 8. The rest of the teams begin play 3 days later on September 11. Opening day of the 2005 NFL season falls on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 airplane attacks in New York City and Washington, DC. This is not the reason for the season opener to fall on the prior Thursday; the NFL normally opens with a marquee game a few days before opening Sunday.

The Patriots play at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass, a town close to Boston, Mass.

Schedule

 * 1) Oakland Raiders at home on Thursday - opening day for NFL 2005
 * 2) Carolina Panthers
 * 3) Pittsburgh Steelers
 * 4) San Diego Chargers at home
 * 5) Atlanta Falcons
 * 6) Denver Broncos
 * 7) Bye week - no game
 * 8) Buffalo, NY Bills at home
 * 9) Indianapolis Colts at home - Monday Night
 * 10) Miami Dolphins
 * 11) New Orleans Saints at home
 * 12) Kansas City Chiefs
 * 13) New York Jets at home
 * 14) Buffalo Bills
 * 15) Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home
 * 16) New York Jets - Monday Night
 * 17) Miami Dolphins at home

The NFL Playoffs begin the next week. According to Las Vegas oddsmakers the Patriots are expected to make the playoffs.