2026 NFL schedules by team: Live leaks, dates, times, TV

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While the full 2026 NFL schedule won’t officially be released until Thursday night, leaks and announcements are already giving fans an early look at key matchups as they begin planning their falls.

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The 2026 campaign is set to kick off with the Seattle Seahawks hosting the season opener on Wednesday, Sept. 9, marking just the second time in 75 years the NFL has opened its season on a Wednesday. The season will reportedly begin with a Super Bowl LX rematch against the New England Patriots. That will be followed by the league’s first-ever game in Australia, with the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers facing off in Melbourne on Thursday night (Friday morning local time).

Other reported Week 1 highlights include the New York Giants hosting the Dallas Cowboys on “Sunday Night Football” and the Kansas City Chiefs welcoming the Denver Broncos on “Monday Night Football.”

Below, you’ll find team-by-team schedule updates as leaks emerge, with full weekly schedules, dates, times and TV/streaming information added as the complete slate becomes official.

Arizona Cardinals

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4	Oct. 4	vs. New York Giants	TBD	TBD
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Atlanta Falcons

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9	Nov. 8	vs. Cincinnati Bengals (Madrid, Spain)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
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Baltimore Ravens

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3	Sept. 27	vs. Dallas Cowboys (Rio De Janeiro)	4:25 p.m.	CBS
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Buffalo Bills

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2	Sept. 17 (TNF)	vs. Detroit Lions	8:15 p.m.	Amazon
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Carolina Panthers

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Chicago Bears

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12	Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving)	at Detroit Lions	1 p.m.	CBS
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Cincinnati Bengals

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9	Nov. 8	vs. Atlanta Falcons (Madrid, Spain)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
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Cleveland Browns

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15	Dec. 20	at New York Giants	TBD	TBD
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Dallas Cowboys

Week	Date	Matchup	Time (ET)	Watch
1	Sept. 13 (SNF)	at New York Giants	8:20 p.m.	NBC
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3	Sept. 27	vs. Baltimore Ravens (Rio De Janeiro)	4:25 p.m.	CBS
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12	Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving)	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	4:30 p.m.	Fox
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17	Jan. 13	vs. New York Giants	TBD	TBD
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Denver Broncos

Week	Date	Matchup	Time (ET)	Watch
1	Sept. 14 (MNF)	at Kansas City Chiefs	8:15 p.m.	ESPN
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Detroit Lions

Week	Date	Matchup	Time (ET)	Watch
1	Sept. 13	vs. New Orleans Saints	TBD	TBD
2	Sept. 17 (TNF)	at Buffalo Bills	8:15 p.m.	Amazon
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10	Nov. 15	vs. New England Patriots (Munich)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
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12	Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving)	vs. Chicago Bears	1 p.m.	CBS
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16	Dec. 28 (MNF)	vs. New York Giants	8:15 p.m.	ESPN
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Green Bay Packers

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12	Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving Eve)	at Los Angeles Rams	8 p.m.	Netflix
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Houston Texans

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6	Oct. 18	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (London)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
7	Oct. 25	vs. New York Giants	TBD	TBD
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Indianapolis Colts

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4	Oct. 4	vs. Washington Commanders (London)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
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12	Nov. 26 (TNF)	vs. New York Giants	TBD	TBD
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Jacksonville Jaguars

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5	Oct. 11	vs. Philadelphia Eagles (London)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
6	Oct. 18	vs. Houston Texans (London)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
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11	Nov. 22	at New York Giants	TBD	TBD
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Kansas City Chiefs

Week	Date	Matchup	Time (ET)	Watch
1	Sept. 14 (MNF)	vs. Denver Broncos	8:15 p.m.	ESPN
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Las Vegas Raiders

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Los Angeles Chargers

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Los Angeles Rams

Week	Date	Matchup	Time (ET)	Watch
1	Sept. 10	vs. San Francisco 49ers (Melbourne, Australia)	8:35 p.m	Netflix
2	Sept. 21 (MNF)	vs. New York Giants	8:15 p.m.	ESPN
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12	Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving Eve)	vs. Green Bay Packers	8 p.m.	Netflix
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Miami Dolphins

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Minnesota Vikings

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11	Nov. 22	vs. San Francisco 49ers (Mexico City)	8:20 p.m.	NBC
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New England Patriots

Week	Date	Matchup	Time (ET)	Watch
1	Sept. 9	at Seattle Seahawks	8:20 p.m.	NBC
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10	Nov. 15	vs. Detroit Lions (Munich)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
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New Orleans Saints

Week	Date	Matchup	Time (ET)	Watch
1	Sept. 13	at Detroit Lions (neworleans.football)	TBD	TBD
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6	Oct. 18	at New York Giants	TBD	TBD
7	Oct. 25	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (Paris)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
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New York Giants

Week	Date	Matchup	Time (ET)	Watch
1	Sept. 13 (SNF)	vs. Dallas Cowboys	8:20 p.m.	NBC
2	Sept. 21 (MNF)	at Los Angeles Rams	8:15 p.m.	ESPN
3	Sept. 27	vs. Tennessee Titans	TBD	TBD
4	Oct. 4	vs. Arizona Cardinals	TBD	TBD
5	Oct. 11	at Washington Commanders	TBD	TBD
6	Oct. 18	vs. New Orleans Saints	TBD	TBD
7	Oct. 25	at Houston Texans	TBD	TBD
8	Nov. 1	at Philadelphia Eagles	TBD	TBD
9	BYE	BYE
10	Nov. 12 (TNF)	vs. Washington Commanders	8:20 p.m.	Prime
11	Nov. 22	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	TBD	TBD
12	Nov. 26 (TNF)	at Indianapolis Colts	8:20 p.m.	Prime
13	Dec. 6	vs. San Francisco 49ers	TBD	TBD
14	Dec. 13	at Seattle Seahawks	TBD	TBD
15	Dec. 20	vs. Cleveland Browns	TBD	TBD
16	Dec. 28 (MNF)	at Detroit Lions	8:15 p.m.	ESPN
17	Jan. 3	at Dallas Cowboys	TBD	TBD
18	Jan. 10	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	TBD	TBD

The entire working list of Giants’ games comes reported from Art Stapleton of the North Jersey Media Group.

New York Jets

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Philadelphia Eagles

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5	Oct. 11	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (London)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
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8	Nov. 1	vs. New York Giants	TBD	TBD
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12	Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving)	at Dallas Cowboys	4:30 p.m.	Fox
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18	Jan. 10	at New York Giants	TBD	TBD

Pittsburgh Steelers

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7	Oct. 25	vs. New Orleans Saints (Paris)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
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San Francisco 49ers

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1	Sept. 10	vs. Los Angeles Rams (Melbourne, Australia)	8:35 p.m. ET	Netflix
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11	Nov. 22 (SNF)	vs. Minnesota Vikings (Mexico City)	8:20 p.m.	NBC
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13	Dec. 6	at New York Giants	TBD	TBD
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Seattle Seahawks

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1	Sept. 9	vs. New England Patriots	8:20 p.m.	NBC
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14	Dec. 13	vs. New York Giants	TBD	TBD
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Tennessee Titans

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3	Sept. 27	at New York Giants	TBD	TBD
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Washington Commanders

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4	Oct. 4	vs. Indianapolis Colts (London)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
5	Oct. 11	vs. New York Giants	TBD	TBD
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10	Nov. 12 (TNF)	at New York Giants	8:20 p.m.	Prime
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