NFL Team Weather Playbook

New England Patriots Weather Playbook: Gillette Stadium and AFC East Climate

By Kevin Roth, sports meteorologist. Weather guide for DFS players and bettors.

Home advantage

The Patriots play open-air in Foxborough with New England coastal exposure. Late-season games run cold with typical Nor'easter influence. December and January games can drop into single-digit wind chill.

Division road environments

AFC East road trips include Buffalo Lake Erie cold, Miami warm humid, and MetLife Meadowlands wind. Miami is the largest environmental contrast.

For DFS and bettors

Nor'easter-influenced Patriots home games with sustained wind and cold precipitation are the classic weather environment. Kicking accuracy and passing efficiency drop with the sharpest coastal storms.