The NFL 2026 regular season is scheduled to begin on September 9, 2026. The season opens with the NFL Kickoff Game, featuring the New England Patriots visiting the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.
The 2026 NFL regular season is scheduled to conclude on January 10, 2027. The regular season is played over 18 weeks, with each team playing 17 games and receiving one bye week.
The NFL 2026 season features 32 teams, divided between the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC).
Each NFL team is scheduled to play 17 regular-season games across an 18-week schedule, including one bye week.
The NFL playoffs are scheduled to begin on January 16, 2027, with the Wild Card Round. The playoffs will continue through the Divisional Round and Conference Championships before Super Bowl LXI.
Super Bowl LXI is scheduled for February 14, 2027. The championship game will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
The 2026 NFL Kickoff Game is scheduled for September 9, 2026, with the New England Patriots visiting the defending champion Seattle Seahawks in a rematch of Super Bowl LX.
Yes. The 2026 season is scheduled to feature a record nine international games, including regular-season games in Australia, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany and Mexico.
Yes. The 2026 international schedule includes Baltimore Ravens vs. Dallas Cowboys on September 27, 2026, at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
London is scheduled to host three NFL games in 2026. The games include matchups at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Wembley Stadium during October.
The international schedule includes games in Australia, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany and Mexico, expanding the NFL's global regular-season presence.
The 2026 Thanksgiving schedule will include games from November 25 through November 27. The schedule includes Green Bay vs. the Los Angeles Rams, Chicago vs. Detroit, Philadelphia vs. Dallas, Kansas City vs. Buffalo and Denver vs. Pittsburgh.
Yes. Because Christmas Day falls on a Friday in 2026, the NFL schedule includes games on December 24 and December 25. The Christmas schedule includes Green Bay vs. Chicago, Buffalo vs. Denver and the Los Angeles Rams vs. Seattle.
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NFLBite is an NFL-focused website providing information about NFL games, teams, schedules, matchups and viewing information throughout the 2026 season.
The regular season begins on September 9, 2026 and ends on January 10, 2027. The Wild Card Round is scheduled for January 16–18, the Divisional Round for January 23–24, the Conference Championships for January 31, and Super Bowl LXI for February 14, 2027.
Each team plays its three divisional opponents twice, along with games against teams from its own conference, the opposite conference and additional opponents based on the previous season's divisional standings.
Yes. The NFL uses flexible scheduling for selected Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football games. Week 18 games are initially listed with kickoff times to be determined and are set after the previous week's results.
The NFL postseason consists of the Wild Card Round, Divisional Round, Conference Championships and Super Bowl LXI.
The 2026 NFL Draft took place from April 23–25, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Las Vegas Raiders held the first overall selection and selected Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
