The NFL‘s 272-game 2026 regular-season schedule kicks off with the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks hosting the New England Patriots in the annual NFL Kickoff Game at Lumen Field on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
The 2026 season slate features a record nine International Series games, starting with the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game in Australia.
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In addition to the league’s traditional three Thanksgiving Day games and Black Friday game, the league has added another game during the holiday week. The Los Angeles Rams will host the Green Bay Packers on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving.
The playoffs will start on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2027. Super Bowl 61 will be played on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2027 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Below you will find the complete week-by-week schedule for the 2026 NFL season:
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Highmark Stadium. Buffalo Bills. Opening in 2026.
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Highmark Stadium. Buffalo Bills. Opening in 2026.
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Allegiant Stadium. Las Vegas Raiders. Opened in 2020.
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SoFi Stadium. Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams. Opened in 2020.
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta Falcons. Opened in 2017.
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U.S. Bank Stadium. Minnesota Vikings. Opened in 2016.
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Levi’s Stadium. San Francisco 49ers. Opened in 2014.
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MetLife Stadium. New York Giants and New York Jets. Opened in 2010.
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AT&T Stadium. Dallas Cowboys. Opened in 2009.
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Lucas Oil Stadium. Indianapolis Colts. Opened in 2008.
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State Farm Stadium. Arizona Cardinals. Opened in 2006.
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Lincoln Financial Field. Philadelphia Eagles. Opened in 2003.
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Ford Field. Detroit Lions. Opened in 2002.
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NRG Stadium. Houston Texans. Opened in 2002.
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Gillette Stadium. New England Patriots. Opened in 2002.
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Lumen Field. Seattle Seahawks. Opened in 2002.
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Empower Field at Mile High. Denver Broncos. Opened in 2001.
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Acrisure Stadium. Pittsburgh Steelers. Opened in 2001.
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Huntington Bank Field. Cleveland Browns. Opened in 1999.
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Nissan Stadium. Tennessee Titans. Opened in 1999.
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M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore Ravens. Opened in 1998.
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Raymond James Stadium. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Opened in 1998.
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Northwest Stadium. Washington Football Team. Opened in 1997.
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Bank of America Stadium. Carolina Panthers. Opened in 1996.
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EverBank Stadium. Jacksonville Jaguars. Opened in 1995.
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Hard Rock Stadium. Miami Dolphins. Opened in 1987.
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Caesars Superdome. New Orleans Saints. Opened in 1975.
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Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City Chiefs. Opened in 1972.
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Lambeau Field. Green Bay Packers. Opened in 1957.
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Soldier Field. Chicago Bears. Opened in 1924.
Full 2026-2027 NFL schedule
The NFL will announce the full slate of games for the 2026 season at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 14. We’ll update this story with the week-by-week schedule as soon as it is available.
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WEEK 1
Wednesday, Sept. 9
Thursday, Sept. 10
Sunday, Sept. 13
Monday, Sept. 14
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)
Where to watch 2026-2027 NFL schedule release
TV channels: NFL Network; ESPN
Streaming: ESPN app; NFL+; Fubo
NFL Network and ESPN2 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.
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Fubo, the cable alternative which offers a free trial, will also stream the schedule reveal.
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