The schedule will be released at 7 p.m.
The NFL has announced that it will release the 2012 schedule Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. on its official network.
Along with their AFC East rivals, the Patriots will play one game against each of the AFC South and NFC West teams. They also play the first-place teams of the AFC West (Denver) and the AFC North (Baltimore).
New England's home opponents are as follows: San Francisco, Houston, Denver, New York Jets, Arizona, Miami, Buffalo and Indianapolis.
The Patriots road opponents are: Baltimore, New York Jets, Tennessee, Seattle, Miami, Buffalo, Jacksonville and St. Louis (in London).
We will have more information on this topic after the schedules are released on Tuesday.