NFL schedule release: Full 2026-27 schedule for every team

The moment we've been waiting for has arrived.

After months of free-agent signings, draft picks and so much more, football season is almost upon us – and the announcement of the complete NFL schedule is here anyway.

The final 272-game lineup was finally revealed on Thursday evening, May 14, the Week 1 openers, byes, holiday matchups and all the rest finally unveiled.

Monday kicked things off with announcements early in the week about the first "Sunday Night Football" game, a Thanksgiving Day matchup and the first "Thursday Night Football" clash in 2026. Tuesday continued with the announcement of the first "Monday Night Football" game of the season. Wednesday saw the unveiling of the international game slate as well as the first game on the eve of Thanksgiving.

More leaks trickled in during the lead-up to Thursday's big reveal, all eyes tuned in for updates at 8 p.m. ET for the full schedule announcement − and, yes, the Buffalo Bills will, in fact, host the rival Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving night.

USA TODAY Sports is tracking everything that has been leaked so far and how the schedule is beginning to take form. Here are the latest rumors, leaks and updates about the NFL's 2026 schedule ahead of the league's official release on Thursday night.

Where to watch 2026 NFL schedule release

• TV channels: NFL Network; ESPN
• Streaming: ESPN app; NFL+; Fubo

NFL Network and ESPN will broadcast the NFL schedule release live on May 14. Football fans will also be able to stream the reveal using the ESPN app or NFL+, the league's proprietary streaming service.

Fubo, the cable alternative which offers a free trial, will also stream the schedule reveal.

NFL schedule 2026-27

WEEK 1

Wednesday, Sept. 9

• New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Thursday, Sept. 10

• San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams (Melbourne, Australia), 8:35 p.m. ET (Netflix)

Sunday, Sept. 13

• Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New York Jets at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Sept. 14

• Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)

WEEK 2

Thursday, Sept. 17

• Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Sept. 20

• Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Green Bay Packers at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Sept. 21

• New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)

WEEK 3

Thursday, Sept. 24

• Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Sept. 27

• Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Carolina Panthers at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New York Jets at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Tennessee Titans at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Seattle Seahawks at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Baltimore Ravens vs Dallas Cowboys (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Las Vegas Raiders at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Sept. 28

• Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)

WEEK 4

Thursday, Oct. 1

• Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Oct. 4

• Indianapolis Colts vs Washington Commanders (Tottenham, London), 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network)
• Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• New York Jets at Chicago Bears,1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Oct. 5

• Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m. ET ESPN

WEEK 5

Thursday, Oct. 8

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Oct. 11

• Philadelphia Eagles vs Jacksonville Jaguars (Tottenham, London), 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network)
• Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Cleveland Browns at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• New York Giants at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)*

Monday, Oct. 12

• Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)

Bye week: Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs

WEEK 6

Thursday, Oct. 15

• Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Oct. 18

• Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars (Wembley, London), 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network)
• Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New York Jets at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• New Orleans Saints at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)*

Monday, Oct. 19

• Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)

WEEK 7

Thursday, Oct. 22

• New England Patriots at Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Oct. 25

• Pittsburgh Steelers vs New Orleans Saints (Paris), 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network)
• San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New York Giants at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Miami Dolphins at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Los Angeles Rams at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)*

Monday, Oct. 26

• Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)

WEEK 8

Thursday, Oct. 29

• Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Nov. 1

• Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Las Vegas Raiders at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Los Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)*

Monday, Nov. 2

• Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m. ET ESPN

WEEK 9

Thursday, Nov. 5

• Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Nov. 8

• Cincinnati Bengals vs Atlanta Falcons (Madrid, Spain).9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network)
• Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Los Angeles Rams at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Las Vegas Raiders at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)*

Monday, Nov. 9

• Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)

WEEK 10

Thursday, Nov. 12

• Washington Commanders at New York Giants, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Nov. 15

• New England Patriots vs Detroit Lions (Munich, Germany), 9:30 a.m. ET (FOX)
• Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Buffalo Bills at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Seattle Seahawks at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
• San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)*

Monday, Nov. 16

• Los Angeles Chargers at Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)

WEEK 11

Thursday, Nov. 19

• Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Nov. 22

• Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Baltimore Ravens at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Tennessee Titans at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• New York Jets at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers (Mexico City), 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Nov. 23

• Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Commanders, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)

WEEK 12

Wednesday, Nov. 25

• Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams, 8 p.m. ET (Netflix)

Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving Day)

• Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Friday, Nov. 27

• Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers, 3 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Nov. 29

• New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Las Vegas Raiders at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• New York Giants at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New York Jets at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings,1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Washington Commanders at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)*

Monday, Nov. 30

• Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)*

WEEK 13

Thursday, Dec. 3

• Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)*

Sunday, Dec. 6

• Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Jacksonville Jaguars at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Los Angeles Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Washington Commanders at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)*

Monday, Dec. 7

• Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)*

WEEK 14

Thursday, Dec. 10

• Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)*

Sunday, Dec. 13

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Chicago Bears at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Denver Broncos at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Indianapolis Colts at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Houston Texans at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)*

Monday, Dec. 14

• Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)*

WEEK 15

Thursday, Dec. 17

• San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)*

Saturday, Dec. 19

• Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles, 5 p.m. (FOX)
• Chicago Bears at Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m. ET (CBS)

Sunday, Dec. 20

• Cincinnati Bengals at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Cleveland Browns at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)*

Monday, Dec. 21

• New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)*

WEEK 16

Thursday, Dec. 24

• Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)*

Friday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day)

• Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. ET (Netflix)
• Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos, 4:30 p.m. ET (Netflix)
• Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m. ET (FOX)

Saturday, Dec. 26

• Matchup TBD, 4:30 p.m. ET (NFL Network)
• Matchup TBD, 8 p.m. ET (NFL Network)

Week 16 matchup pool (Date/time/network TBD)

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
• Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts
• Washington Commanders at Minnesota Vikings
• Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers

Sunday, Dec. 27

• Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Los Angeles Chargers at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New England Patriots at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Tennessee Titans at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)
• San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)*

Monday, Dec. 28

• New York Giants at Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)*

WEEK 17

Thursday, Dec. 31

• Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)*

Saturday, Jan. 2

• Matchup TBD, 4:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
• Matchup TBD, 8 p.m. ET (Peacock)

Week 17 matchup pool (Date/time/network TBD)

• Washington Commanders at Jacksonville Jaguars
• Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
• Denver Broncos at New England Patriots
• Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sunday, Jan. 3

• New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Minnesota Vikings at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Las Vegas Raiders at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)*

Monday, Jan. 4

• Houston Texans at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)*

WEEK 18

Week 18 matchup pool (Date/time/network TBD)

• San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
• Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
• New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
• Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
• Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals
• Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos
• Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
• Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans
• Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts
• Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
• Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams
• Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
• Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
• Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
• Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders

Saturday, Jan. 9

• Matchup TBD, 1 p.m. ET (Netflix)
• Matchup TBD, 4:30 p.m. ET ((ESPN/ABC))
• Matchup TBD, 8 p.m. ET ((ESPN/ABC))

Sunday, Jan. 10

• Matchup(s) TBD, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Matchup(s) TBD, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Matchup(s) TBD, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
• Matchup(s) TBD, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
• Matchup TBD, 8: p.m. ET (NBC)

*Select primetime games subject to change

Team-by-team 2026 NFL schedule

• Arizona Cardinals
• Atlanta Falcons
• Baltimore Ravens
• Buffalo Bills
• Carolina Panthers
• Chicago Bears
• Cincinnati Bengals
• Cleveland Browns
• Dallas Cowboys
• Denver Broncos
• Detroit Lions
• Green Bay Packers
• Houston Texans
• Indianapolis Colts
• Jacksonville Jaguars
• Kansas City Chiefs
• Las Vegas Raiders
• Los Angeles Chargers
• Los Angeles Rams
• Miami Dolphins
• Minnesota Vikings
• New England Patriots
• New Orleans Saints
• New York Giants
• New York Jets
• Philadelphia Eagles
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• San Francisco 49ers
• Seattle Seahawks
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Tennessee Titans
• Washington Commanders

NFL schedule leaks, rumors tracker

Christmas to feature AFC divisional-round playoff rematch

• Date: May 14
• Source:Jordan Schultz

The NFL continues to load up on marquee matchups for its holiday schedule. The league is putting the highly anticipated AFC divisional playoff rematch between the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos on Christmas. Last season's tilt was marred by Broncos quarterback Bo Nix suffering a fractured ankle that would rule him out for the AFC championship game.

Packers, Bears to meet on Christmas

• Date: May 14
• Source: Jordan Schultz

The NFL has made the Bears one of the fixtures of its standalone slate, giving Chicago both a Thanksgiving date as well as a Christmas one. The latter will spotlight another NFC North rivalry, with the Bears set to square off against the Packers. Last year's three meetings - including Chicago's wild-card playoff win - featured plenty of late thrills courtesy of Caleb Williams. Now, the league is betting that last season's excitement will carry over into a fresh campaign.

Bears vs. Lions to open Thanksgiving slate

• Date: May 14

The Thanksgiving tripleheader is now officially set, as the league announced that the Lions will host the reigning NFC North champions in the opening clash. Detroit's tilt will give Bears coach Ben Johnson a shot at beating his former team for the first time after Chicago went 0-2 against the Lions last year. Expect plenty of fireworks between two of the league's top-10 scoring offenses from 2025.

Chiefs vs. Bills set for Thanksgiving nightcap

• Date: May 14
• Source: Jordan Schultz

NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that the Thanksgiving trifecta will culminate in the quarterback battle of Patrick Mahomes vs. Josh Allen. Allen dominates the regular season in matchups between these two (5-1), while Mahomes is undefeated (4-0) against his counterpart in the postseason.

Panthers to host Bears in Week 1

• Date: May 13
• Source: Jordan Schultz

NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that the Bears and Panthers will square off in a season-opening clash for both teams. Both Carolina and Chicago boast former No. 1 overall picks starting at quarterback – the Panthers' Bryce Young from the 2023 draft and the Bears' Caleb Williams from 2024 – and won division titles in 2025. The Bears traded the No. 1 pick in 2023 to the Panthers, who took Young, and got what turned out to be the top in 2024 as part of the return − that selection spent on Williams.

Patriots will be Seahawks' opponent in 2026 NFL Kickoff game

• Date: May 13
• Source: Jordan Schultz

As reigning Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks will host the first game of the 2026 regular season. According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, their visitors in that matchup will be the New England Patriots, the same team they beat in Super Bowl 60 in February.

Netflix to broadcast Packers vs. Rams on Thanksgiving Eve

• Date: May 13

The NFL has added yet another stand-alone game to Thanksgiving week. Netflix announced that the Packers and Rams would face off on Wednesday, Nov. 25 in the league's first-ever "Thanksgiving Eve" game.

The Rams will host the Packers at SoFi Stadium at 8 p.m. ET.

It isn't yet clear how the NFL will handle Green Bay and Los Angeles' respective schedules in the lead-up to that game. The league figures to either have both teams on bye in Week 11 or could have one play on "Thursday Night Football" before its Wednesday contest.

NFL reveals every international game on schedule

• Date: May 13

The NFL announced its entire lineup of international games for the 2026 season during "Good Morning Football" on May 13.

Notably, two teams – the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Francisco 49ers – will each play internationally twice in 2026. The Jaguars will play back-to-back games in London in Weeks 5 and 6 while the 49ers will play the inaugural NFL Australia game in Week 1 while traveling to Mexico City to face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11.

Below is a look at the NFL's full international schedule for 2026, which includes nine total games.

Bengals to meet Falcons in Madrid, Spain

• Date: May 12

The first NFL international game on the 2026 schedule has been confirmed. The Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons will play Week 9, Sunday, Nov. 8, in Madrid, Spain, on NFL Network, the league announced in a social media post.

The game will take place at Bernabéu Stadium and it will be the third international game for the Bengals. The last time they played overseas was in 2016 and 2019 in London. The Madrid game is one of nine international games. This game will mark the sixth in Falcons franchise history overseas, having previously played in London (2014, 2021, and 2023) and Berlin (2025).

There will be no shortage of star power in this meeting, headlined by Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, Bijan Robinson, Tee Higgins and Drake London, to name a few.

Chiefs and Broncos to wrap up Week 1 on 'Monday Night Football'

• Date: May 12

Patrick Mahomes has been eyeing a Week 1 return ever since he tore his ACL. Now he'll get a few extra days to make that a reality. The Chiefs and Broncos will finish off the opening week of the season, per ESPN's Adam Schefter, but it hasn't been revealed whether that game will take place in Kansas City or Denver.

The Chiefs are hoping for a return to form in 2026 after missing the playoffs for the first time in the Mahomes era. On the opposite sideline, the Broncos come into the year with unfinished business. They fell short of a Super Bowl appearance after Bo Nix suffered a season-ending injury in the divisional round.

Denver established itself as the team to beat in the AFC West, but someone will gain the upper hand early with plenty on the line in Week 1.

Bills to host Lions in first 'Thursday Night Football' game in 2026

• Date: May 11

The Buffalo Bills will host the Detroit Lions in the first "Thursday Night Football" game of the 2026 season in Week 2 on Thursday, Sept 17 at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Amazon Prime Video, which owns the rights to the game, announced the Bills-Lions primetime matchup in a social media post. It will be the first game at the new Highmark Stadium which means Buffalo will be on the road in Week 1.

The two last met in December 2024, in a 48-42 shootout that ended with Buffalo victorious, behind four total touchdowns by Josh Allen. It will be the second straight year that Buffalo has its home opener in primetime. The Bills have won four consecutive home openers.

Eagles to play Cowboys on Thanksgiving

• Date: May 11

For the first time since 2015, the Philadelphia Eagles are playing a game on Turkey Day. This year's Thanksgiving matchup with the Cowboys will also be the third time ever that Dallas hosts the Eagles on the national holiday – and the first time since 2014.

The Eagles came away with the win in each of the last two Thanksgiving meetings between the NFC East rivals: 1989 and 2014.

Fox Sports, the network that owns the broadcasting rights to the game, announced the Eagles-Cowboys clash in a social media post on May 11. The contest is scheduled to kick off at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thanksgiving, which is on Nov. 26 this year.

Still to be announced for the Thanksgiving slate are the Lions' opponent in the earlier game as well as the two teams due to compete in the evening matchup.

Giants to host the Cowboys on 'Sunday Night Football' in Week 1

• Date: May 11
• Source: NBC

NBC is heading to MetLife Stadium in Week 1 as John Harbaugh makes his debut as the head coach of the Giants. It's a classic rivalry matchup tied to a game that figures to have no shortage of storylines and hype. Jaxson Dart will get a big test right away against a revamped Dallas defense, which will see the debut of Caleb Downs in the secondary.

Both teams are looking for a return to the postseason this season. One of them will get to land the first punch under the lights on the big stage.

Netflix to exclusively stream the NFL's first-ever regular-season game in Australia

• Date: May 7
• Source: The Athletic

Netflix will broadcast its fifth-ever exclusive streaming game in Week 1, according to reports. It will air on Thursday, Sept. 10, between the Rams and 49ers as the NFC West rivals take part in the inaugural NFL Australia game which will be the second game of the 2026 season. The streaming giant has previously aired two Christmas Day games each of the last two seasons and is set to continue doing so in 2026 as a three-year deal enters its final season.

NFL reveals international games hosts for 2026

• Source: NFL.com

The NFL is set to play nine international games in seven different countries during the 2026 season. It has announced the host for those nine contests. They are as follows:

• London, England (Tottenham): Washington Commanders
• London, England (Tottenham): Jacksonville Jaguars
• London, England (Wembley): Jacksonville Jaguars
• Munich, Germany: Detroit Lions
• Madrid, Spain: Atlanta Falcons
• Mexico City, Mexico: San Francisco 49ers
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Dallas Cowboys vs. Baltimore Ravens
• Melbourne, Australia: Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers

The NFL hasn't yet announced who will play against each host team. That will occur on Wednesday, May 13 on NFL Network's "Good Morning Football."

What time will the NFL schedule be released?

The NFL schedule is set to be released on Thursday, May 14 at 8 p.m. ET.

The league will reveal the full 2026 international schedule at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 13, during "Good Morning Football" on NFL Network.

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