The 2026 NFL schedule will officially be released at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, but you probably won't have to wait that long to see the entire schedule. Most of the games tend to leak out beforehand.
During the early portion of the week, the NFL's broadcasting partners will each get to announce a game or two that will be featured on their schedule this year. That process started on Monday with NBC revealing that the New York Giants will be hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the first Sunday night game of the season.
The Cowboys actually had two of their games announced on Monday with Fox revealing that Dallas would be hosting the Philadelphia Eagles on Thanksgiving (Week 12).
The Cowboys will also be taking part in the NFL's first game ever in Rio De Janeiro, which will take place in Week 3 on CBS. That's one of a record-setting nine international games that will be played in 2026. The NFL will be revealing the full international slate on Wednesday at 9 a.m. ET on "Good Morning Football."
According to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, he didn't actually approve the final schedule until Tuesday afternoon, which is one reason why the leaks were scarce early in the week.
International Games
The NFL has nine international games scheduled for 2026. The full slate has leaked out ahead of the official announcement.
Week 1 Games
- 49ers vs. Rams, 8:35 p.m. ET (Netflix) — Melbourne, Australia
- Cowboys at Giants, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
Week 2 Games
- Broncos at Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Lions at Bills, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)
Week 3 Games
- Steelers vs. Saints, 9:30 a.m. ET — Paris (Source)
- Bengals vs. Falcons, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — Madrid
- Patriots vs. Lions, 9:30 a.m. ET (Fox) — Munich, Germany (Source)
Week 4 Games
- Vikings vs. 49ers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) — Mexico City (Source)
Thanksgiving Week (Week 12)
- Wednesday, Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving Eve): TBA at TBA, 8:20 p.m. ET (Netflix) (Source)
- Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving): TBA at Lions, 1 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)
- Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving): Eagles at Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
- Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving): TBA at TBA, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
- Friday, Nov. 27 (Black Friday): TBA at TBA, 3 p.m. ET (Amazon)
- Friday, Nov. 27 (Black Friday): TBA vs. TBA, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox) (Source)
- Friday, Nov. 27 (Black Friday): TBA vs. TBA, 8 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)
Week 16 Games
- TBA at TBA, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)
- TBA at TBA, 1 p.m. ET (Netflix)
- TBA at TBA, 4:30 p.m. ET (Netflix)
- TBA at TBA, 8:15 p.m. ET (Fox)
Week 17 Games (Dec. 31 - Jan. 4)
- TBA at TBA, 4:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
- TBA at TBA, 8 p.m. ET (Peacock exclusive)
- TBA at TBA, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
- TBA at TBA, 1 p.m. ET (Netflix)
- TBA at TBA, 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- TBA at TBA, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- TBA at TBA, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
Note: If a week on the schedule isn't listed above, it's because we don't have any information or leaks on that week just yet.