Patriots to wear white and silver against Lions in Munich as Week 10 uniforms are set

The New England Patriots will wear their road whites in Germany. ESPN's Week 10 uniform tracker has New England in silver helmets and white jerseys, with the pants color still to be announced. The Detroit Lions, on the other sideline, are listed in silver helmets and Honolulu blue jerseys.

The game is the last European game of the NFL season. Patriots.com lists it at FC Bayern Munich Arena on Sunday, Nov. 15, with a 9:30 a.m. ET kickoff, which is 3:30 p.m. in Munich. Fox has the broadcast. The uniform pairing matches the way the matchup appears on this site's board, with New England playing as the visiting team at a neutral site.

New England's look was not the main uniform story of the week. ESPN led with Tennessee unveiling its Music City-themed Rivalries alternate against Jacksonville, and with Baltimore debuting an all-black combination, including a new matte "Darkness Helmet," for its Monday night game against the Chargers. Compared with that, the Patriots are keeping it simple.

What it means for Sunday in Munich

The Patriots are 5-4 and arrive after their worst defensive afternoon of the season. Green Bay put up 45 points in a 45-27 win last week, the most New England has allowed this year, and it was the second time in nine games the defense gave up 35 or more. The season has gone back and forth like that. The Patriots have split their last four games, beating Miami 24-19 and the Jets 26-19 and losing 30-24 at Chicago before the Green Bay loss. They are 2-3 away from home, with wins at Buffalo and Miami and lopsided losses at Seattle and Jacksonville in the mix.

The numbers show how close this team is to average. New England has scored 211 points and allowed 207 for a margin of plus-4. Its best wins, 45-17 over Las Vegas and 20-3 over Pittsburgh, are balanced by a 35-6 loss at Jacksonville and a 13-10 loss at Seattle.

The board has Detroit as a modest favorite. On this game's odds page, which tracks 12 venues, Novig prices the Lions at -138 and the Patriots at +135 on the moneyline. Novig's spread is Detroit -2.5, with New England +2.5 at +108. The best Patriots number anywhere is +3 at Hard Rock Bet at -115, so the venues are split on whether the line sits just under or right on a field goal. Sportsbook hold on the sides runs from 3.0% to 5.3%.

The total covers a wider range. Novig has it at 50.5, with the over at -100 and the under at -106. BetMGM has the lowest over, 49.5 at -110, and BetRivers has the highest under, 51.5 at -122, so the venues are two full points apart. That number is higher than New England's average game this season, about 46 combined points. Still, the Patriots' last two games produced 54 and 72 points, and the defense has to show in Munich that the Green Bay game was a one-off.