New England Patriots schedule: NFL releases full slate of games for 2015

View the Patriots' full 2015 schedule

The defending Super Bowl champions will open their season at home on Thursday, Sept. 10, against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The NFL released its full schedule for the 2015 season on Tuesday night, and the Patriots' schedule can be found below.

The Patriots won Super Bowl XLIX over the Seattle Seahawks after a last-minute interception by rookie cornerback Malcolm Butler. New England finished the regular season with a 12-4 record and as the AFC's top seed, 

The team re-signed defensive lineman Alan Branch and signed cornerback Bradley Fletcher, who played the last two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. New England also designated placekicker Stephen Gostkowski as its franchise player.

Here is the team's full schedule for this season:

Sept. 10: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:30 p.m. EST

Sept. 20: at Buffalo Bills, 1:00 p.m. EST

Sept. 27: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1:00 p.m. EST

Oct. 11: at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. EST

Oct. 18: at Indianapolis Colts, 8:30 p.m. EST

Oct. 25: vs. New York Jets, 1:00 p.m. EST

Oct. 29: vs, Miami Dolphins, 8:25 p.m. EST

Nov. 08: vs. Washington Redskins, 1:00 p.m. EST

Nov. 15: at New York Giants, 4:25 p.m. EST

Nov. 23: vs. Buffalo Bills, 8:30 p.m. EST

​Nov. 29: at Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. EST

Dec. 06: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m. EST

Dec. 13: at Houston Texans, 1:00 p.m. EST

Dec. 20: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1:00 p.m. EST

Dec. 27: at New York Jets, 1:00 p.m. EST

Jan. 03: at Miami Dolphins, 1:00 p.m. EST