NFL 2026 schedule released: Seahawks-Patriots opener, 9 internationals

2026 NFL – The NFL released the full 2026 regular-season schedule, starting with Seahawks vs. Patriots on Sept. 9 and featuring a record nine international games.

The NFL’s 2026 regular-season schedule arrives with real consequence baked into the first week, including a Super Bowl rematch to open the year and a record number of trips abroad.

New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks headlines the season kickoff on Wednesday, Sept. 9, setting the tone for what the league billed as a full calendar at last, released so teams and fans can map the year.

The league’s international footprint is even larger this time. There are a record-high nine international contests, beginning with the first-ever NFL game in Australia: the San Francisco 49ers against the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne on Thursday, Sept. 10.

Here’s how the 18-week regular season is scheduled:

WEEK 1
Wednesday, Sept.. 9
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Thursday, Sept.. 10
San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams (Melbourne, Australia), 8:35 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Sept.. 13
Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.. ET
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.. ET
New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.. ET
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.. ET
Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.. ET
Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.. ET
Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.. ET
New York Jets at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.. ET
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Sept.. 14
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m.. ET

WEEK 2
Thursday, Sept.. 17
Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Sept.. 20
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.. ET
New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.. ET
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.. ET
Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.. ET
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.. ET
Green Bay Packers at New York Jets, 1 p.m.. ET
Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.. ET
Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.. ET
Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Sept.. 21
New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m.. ET

WEEK 3
Thursday, Sept.. 24
Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Sept.. 27
Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.. ET
Carolina Panthers at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.. ET
New York Jets at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.. ET
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.. ET
New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.. ET
Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.. ET
Tennessee Titans at New York Giants, 1 p.m.. ET
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.. ET
Seattle Seahawks at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.. ET
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Baltimore Ravens vs Dallas Cowboys (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), 4:25 p.m.. ET
Las Vegas Raiders at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Sept.. 28
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m.. ET

WEEK 4
Thursday, Oct.. 1
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Oct.. 4
Indianapolis Colts vs Washington Commanders (Tottenham, London), 9:30 a.m.. ET
Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.. ET
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.. ET
New York Jets at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.. ET
Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.. ET
Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.. ET
Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants, 1 p.m.. ET
Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.. ET
Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.. ET
Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Oct.. 5
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m.. ET

WEEK 5
Thursday, Oct.. 8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Oct.. 11
Philadelphia Eagles vs Jacksonville Jaguars (Tottenham, London), 9:30 a.m.. ET
Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.. ET
Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.. ET
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.. ET
Cleveland Browns at New York Jets, 1 p.m.. ET
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.. ET
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.. ET
New York Giants at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.. ET
Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m.. ET
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Oct.. 12
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Bye week: Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs

WEEK 6
Thursday, Oct.. 15
Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Oct.. 18
Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars (Wembley, London), 9:30 a.m.. ET
Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.. ET
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.. ET
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.. ET
New York Jets at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.. ET
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants, 1 p.m.. ET
Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.. ET
Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.. ET
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Oct.. 19
Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Bye week: Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings

WEEK 7
Thursday, Oct.. 22
New England Patriots at Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Oct.. 25
Pittsburgh Steelers vs New Orleans Saints (Paris), 9:30 a.m.. ET
San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.. ET
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.. ET
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.. ET
New York Giants at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.. ET
Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.. ET
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets, 1 p.m.. ET
Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.. ET
Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Los Angeles Rams at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Oct.. 26
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Bye week: Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders

WEEK 8
Thursday, Oct.. 29
Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Nov.. 1
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.. ET
Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.. ET
Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.. ET
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.. ET
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.. ET
Las Vegas Raiders at New York Jets, 1 p.m.. ET
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.. ET
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.. ET
Los Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m.. ET
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Nov.. 2
Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Bye week: Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers

WEEK 9
Thursday, Nov.. 5
Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Nov.. 8
Cincinnati Bengals vs Atlanta Falcons (Madrid, Spain).. 9:30 a.m.. ET
Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.. ET
Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.. ET
New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.. ET
Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.. ET
Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.. ET
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.. ET
Los Angeles Rams at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.. ET
Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Las Vegas Raiders at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Nov.. 9
Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Bye week: Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans

WEEK 10
Thursday, Nov.. 12
Washington Commanders at New York Giants, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Nov.. 15
New England Patriots vs Detroit Lions (Munich, Germany), 9:30 a.m.. ET
Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.. ET
Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.. ET
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.. ET
Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.. ET
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.. ET
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets, 1 p.m.. ET
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.. ET
Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Seattle Seahawks at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.. ET
San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Nov.. 16
Los Angeles Chargers at Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Bye week: Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

WEEK 11
Thursday, Nov.. 19
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Nov.. 22
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.. ET
Baltimore Ravens at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.. ET
New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.. ET
Tennessee Titans at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.. ET
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.. ET
Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.. ET
Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Giants, 1 p.m.. ET
New York Jets at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers (Mexico City), 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Nov.. 23
Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Commanders, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Bye week: Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks

WEEK 12 Wednesday, Nov.. 25 Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams, 8 p.m.. ET Thursday, Nov.. 26 (American Thanksgiving Day) Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.. ET Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m.. ET Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m.. ET Friday, Nov.. 27 Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers, 3 p.m.. ET Sunday, Nov.. 29 New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.. ET Las Vegas Raiders at Cleveland Browns,

1 p.m.. ET Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.. ET New York Giants at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.. ET New York Jets at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.. ET Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.. ET Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars, 4:05 p.m.. ET Washington Commanders at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m.. ET Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.. ET New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers, 8:20 p.m.. ET Monday, Nov.. 30

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m.. ET

WEEK 13
Thursday, Dec.. 3
Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Dec.. 6
Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.. ET
Jacksonville Jaguars at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.. ET
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.. ET
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.. ET
San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants, 1 p.m.. ET
Los Angeles Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.. ET
Washington Commanders at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.. ET
Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Dec.. 7
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Bye week: Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Jets

WEEK 14
Thursday, Dec.. 10
Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Dec.. 13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.. ET
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.. ET
Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.. ET
Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.. ET
Chicago Bears at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.. ET
Denver Broncos at New York Jets, 1 p.m.. ET
Indianapolis Colts at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.. ET
Houston Texans at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.. ET
Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals, 4:25 p.m.. ET
New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Dec.. 14
Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Bye week: Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys

WEEK 15
Thursday, Dec.. 17
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers, 8:15 p.m.. ET
Saturday, Dec.. 19
Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles, 5 p.m.. Chicago Bears at Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Dec.. 20
Cincinnati Bengals at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.. ET
Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.. ET
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.. ET
Cleveland Browns at New York Giants, 1 p.m.. ET
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.. ET
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.. ET
Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.. ET
Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.. ET
New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.. ET
Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings, 8:20 p.m.. ET
Monday, Dec.. 21
New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m.. ET

WEEK 16 Thursday, Dec.. 24 Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m.. ET Friday, Dec.. 25 (Christmas Day) Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.. ET Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos, 4:30 p.m.. ET Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m.. ET Saturday, Dec.. 26 Matchup TBD, 4:30 p.m.. ET Matchup TBD, 8 p.m.. ET Week 16 matchup pool (Date/time/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 Los Angeles Chargers at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.. ET Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.. ET New England Patriots at New York Jets, 1 p.m.. ET Tennessee Titans at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.. ET San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m.. ET Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m.. ET Monday,

Dec.. 28 New York Giants at Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m.. ET

WEEK 17 Thursday, Dec.. 31 Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m.. ET Saturday, Jan.. 2 Matchup TBD, 4:30 p.m.. ET Matchup TBD, 8 p.m.. ET Week 17 matchup pool (Date/time 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 Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers, 1

p.m.. ET Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.. ET New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.. ET Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.. ET Minnesota Vikings at New York Jets, 1 p.m.. ET Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.. ET Las Vegas Raiders at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.. ET Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears, 4:25 p.m.. ET Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m.. ET Monday, Jan.. 4 Houston Texans

at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m.. ET

WEEK 18
Week 18 matchup pool (Date/time 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
Matchup TBD, 4:30 p.m.. ET
Matchup TBD, 8 p.m.. ET
Sunday, Jan.. 10
Matchup(s) TBD, 1 p.m.. ET
Matchup(s) TBD, 1 p.m.. ET
Matchup(s) TBD, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Matchup(s) TBD, 4:25 p.m.. ET
Matchup TBD, 8 p.m.. ET

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