The NFL‘s 272-game 2026 regular-season schedule kicks off with the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks hosting a yet-to-be-announced opponent 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:
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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Where to watch 2026-2027 NFL schedule release
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TV channels: NFL Network; ESPN
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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.
Fubo, the cable alternative which offers a free trial, will also stream the schedule reveal.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL season schedule release 2026: Live updates, complete week-by-week list of games
