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.
The leaks have been trickling in this week, and all nine international games were leaked out before the official announcement was made. According to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, he didn't actually approve the final schedule until Tuesday afternoon, which is one reason why the leaks got off to such a slow start earlier this week, but they've now picked up the pace.
The biggest day for leaks will be on Thursday, and since it's hard to keep track of everything that leaks out, 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.
Please remember that nothing is set in stone until the NFL officially announces the schedule at 8 p.m. ET.
Game Schedule
International Games
- 49ers vs. Rams, 8:35 p.m. ET (Netflix) — Melbourne, Australia
- Colts vs. Commanders, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — London
- Eagles vs. Jaguars, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — London
- Texans vs. Jaguars, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — London
- Steelers vs. Saints, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — Paris
- Bengals vs. Falcons, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — Madrid
- Patriots vs. Lions, 9:30 a.m. ET (Fox) — Munich, Germany
- Vikings vs. 49ers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) — Mexico City
Week 1 Games
- Bears at Panthers, 1 p.m. ET
- Falcons at Steelers, 1 p.m. ET
- Browns at Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET
- Cowboys at Giants, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
- Broncos at Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Lions at Bills, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)
- Packers at Jets, 1 p.m. ET
- Eagles at Bears, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Cardinals at Giants, 1 p.m. ET
- Bills at Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET
- Patriots at Bears, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)
- Dolphins at Jets, 1 p.m. ET
- Dolphins at Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET
Week 8 (Oct. 29 – Nov. 2)
- Eagles at Commanders, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
- Buccaneers at Bears, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
- Commanders at Giants, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)
Wednesday, Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving Eve)
- Packers at Rams, 8 p.m. ET (Netflix)
Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving)
- Bears at Lions, 1 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)
- Eagles at Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
- Chiefs at Bills, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
Friday, Nov. 27 (Black Friday)
- Broncos at Steelers, 3 p.m. ET (Amazon)
- Texans at Steelers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
- Chargers at Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET
- Steelers at Jaguars, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Holiday Games
- TBA vs. TBA, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
- TBA vs. TBA, 8 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)
- 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)
Christmas Games
- Broncos vs. Bills, 4:30 p.m. ET or 8:15 p.m. ET
- Seahawks vs. Rams, 4:30 p.m. ET or 8:15 p.m. ET
Week 16
- Titans at Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET
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)