You don’t have to wait much longer to set your fall calendar.
The NFL announced that the 2026 regular-season schedule will be unveiled at 8 p.m. ET Thursday. Viewers can watch it live on the NFL Network, ESPN2, the ESPN App and NFL+.
The NFL has found ways to create marquee events throughout the offseason. Teams have known their opponents since the end of the 2025 regular season, but the dates for each game will be revealed.
As Super Bowl LX champions, the Seattle Seahawks will host the season opener on Wednesday, Sept. 9. It’s only the second time in league history that a season will kick off on a Wednesday instead of a Thursday, with the other time being in 2012. That year, President Barack Obama was set to speak Thursday night of opening week at the Democratic National Convention.
Teams that are options for the Seahawks to open against include the Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New England Patriots, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals.
The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, both division rivals of the Seahawks and teams Seattle will play at home during the season, aren’t included because their Week 1 matchup has already been announced. The Rams and 49ers will play the second game of the season on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the league’s first-ever game in Australia, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Another game that is already on the schedule is a Week 3 matchup between the Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens in Brazil. That game will take place on Sunday, Sept. 27. The NFL has previously played in Brazil twice, but those games were in São Paulo, whereas this year’s game will be in Rio de Janeiro.
The NFL will announce its remaining 2026 International Games at 9 a.m. ET Wednesday on “Good Morning Football” on the NFL Network. This season, a record nine international contests will be played across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums.
The 2026 season will end at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., for Super Bowl LXI on Sunday, Feb. 14.