The 2026 NFL season will begin on September 9th with a Super Bowl rematch, with the champion Seattle Seahawks taking on the New England Patriots.
In February, the Seahawks defeated the Patriots 29-13 to win the franchise’s second NFL title. The 2026 season opener will be held on Wednesday night in the United States, and will be the third time that teams that played in the Super Bowl will meet again in Week 1.
The NFL season opens on Wednesday for the second time in league history, with nine international games played on four continents, starting with the Week 1 game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams on September 10 in Melbourne, Australia.
The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants will play in the first Sunday night game of the season, and the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs will play in the first Monday night game.
“It was definitely an important data point for us,” NFL executive Hans Schroder said of the Week 1 matchup between the 2025 Super Bowl opponents.
“We saw what a big draw it was and thought it was really fun. I think it’s been 10 years since we played Denver vs. Carolina in Super Bowl 50 and went back in Week 1 the following year.
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Highlights from Super Bowl 60, where the Seattle Seahawks faced the New England Patriots in California.
“We thought it would be a fun way to restart the season with New England in Seattle after the Super Bowl. There was certainly a lot to play. Let’s let the fans see if they play again.”
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills hosted Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs for a tripleheader on Thanksgiving night. Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles vs. Cowboys matchups were previously released.
The Eagles will play the Houston Texans on Christmas Eve, and a tripleheader on Christmas Day will feature the Green Bay Packers vs. Bears, Bills vs. Denver Broncos, and Los Angeles Rams vs. Seahawks.
The two Boxing Day matches have not yet been decided.
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Watch the moment and players’ reactions when the Las Vegas Raiders made quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Sixteen of the league’s 32 teams will play at least one of their 17 regular season games outside the United States.
London will host three international matches, while Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro and Paris will host their first matches.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will once again host two games on consecutive weekends in October, with the 2025 champion Eagles taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, October 11th.
Wembley will also host a game a week later on Sunday, October 18th, between the Texans and Jaguars.
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NFL 2026 Schedule, Selected Games:
Week 1
Wednesday, September 9th
New England Patriots @ Seattle Seahawks
Thursday, September 10th
San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams – Melbourne, Australia
Sunday, September 13th
Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts
Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans
Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars
New York Jets @ Tennessee Titans
Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Chicago Bears @ Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals
New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions
Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers
Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings
Miami Dolphins @ Las Vegas Raiders
Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys
Monday, September 14th
Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos
Week 2
Thursday, September 17th
Detroit Lions @ Buffalo Bills
Sunday, September 20th
Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles @ Tennessee Titans
Green Bay Packers @ New York Jets
Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints @ Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals @ Houston Texans
Cleveland Browns @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots
Las Vegas Raiders @ Los Angeles Chargers
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Denver Broncos
Washington Commanders @ Dallas Cowboys
Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals
Miami Dolphins @ San Francisco 49ers
Indianapolis Colts @ Kansas City Chiefs
Monday, September 21st
New York Giants @ Los Angeles Rams
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Wednesday, November 25th
Green Bay Packers @ Los Angeles Rams
Thursday, November 26th
Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys
Kansas City Chiefs @ Buffalo Bills
Friday, November 27th
Denver Broncos @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Christmas
Thursday, December 24th
Houston Texans @ Philadelphia Eagles
Friday, December 25th
Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears
Buffalo Bills @ Denver Broncos
Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks
Week 18 – Final weekend of the regular season
Saturday, January 9th – Sunday, January 10th
The schedule will be finalized after the games in Week 17.
New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens
Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals
Tennessee Titans @ Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts
Los Angeles Chargers @ Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs
Philadelphia Eagles @ New York Giants
Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Commanders
Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears @ Minnesota Vikings
Atlanta Falcons @ Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New Orleans Saints
San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks @ Los Angeles Rams
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