5 Must-Win Games on New England Patriots 2016 Schedule

April 20, 2016   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

Every time the New England Patriots play a football game, it has a big-game feel to it. 
That's because the Patriots have been one of, if not the best football team in the league since the year 2000. But let's face it, even though every team might circle the Patriots on their schedule as one of their biggest games of the year, the Patriots treat every game like it's their biggest game of the year.
But which games are the biggest?
As we look ahead to the 2016 season, there are several games that could carry a little more weight than others, whether it's because of playoff implications or simply because they give the Patriots a chance to measure themselves against elite opponents.
Let's look past the usual six games against AFC East rivals in this list—not because the Patriots should check those off as wins (that would have backfired last season, when they lost to the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins in the final two games of the year), but because those ga...

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