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 since 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.
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.
The biggest day for leaks will be on Thursday, and since it's hard to keep track of all the leaks, we're going to do that here by keeping a running list of every game that's officially announced and every game that's leaked out.
As a quick note, if a week on the schedule isn't listed below, it's because we don't have any information or leaks on that week just yet. For instance, you'll notice that Week 13 isn't listed, but that doesn't mean Week 13 has been canceled, it just means we don't have anything to put there yet.
International Games
Nine international games are scheduled for 2026, the most in NFL history. Here is the full breakdown:
Sunday, Sept. 7
49ers vs. Rams, 8:35 p.m. ET (Netflix) — Melbourne, Australia
Sunday, Oct. 5
Steelers vs. Saints, 9:30 a.m. ET — Paris, France (Source)
Bengals vs. Falcons, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — Madrid, Spain
Patriots vs. Lions, 9:30 a.m. ET (Fox) — Munich, Germany (Source)
Sunday, Oct. 19
Vikings vs. 49ers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) — Mexico City, Mexico (Source)
U.S. Schedule
Thursday, Sept. 10
Cowboys at Giants, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
Sunday, Sept. 13
Broncos at Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Lions at Bills, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)
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+)
Eagles at Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
TBA at TBA, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
Friday, Nov. 27 (Black Friday)
TBA at TBA, 3 p.m. ET (Amazon)
TBA vs. TBA, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox) (Source)
TBA vs. TBA, 8 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)
TBA at TBA, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)
Saturday, Dec. 13
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 (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)