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The 2026 NFL schedule will be released on May 14 at 8 p.m. ET, confirming earlier speculation about potential delays. Two games for Week 1 have already been set.

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If you've been waiting patiently for the NFL schedule to be released, you're not going to have to wait much longer. The release date has officially been set for May 14 at 8 p.m. ET. There had been some speculation that the release of the schedule might be delayed, but that's not case with the full slate of games being released Thursday.
Although we won't have the full 272-game schedule in our hands until May 14, there are a few things we already know about this year's slate of game, and we're going to cover those below. .
The NFL has already announced two games that will take place during the opening week of the season.
Notes: The Seahawks game will mark just the second time over the past 75 years that the NFL will open its season on a Wednesday. Since the Seahawks are the home team, that means they'll face either the Cardinals, Cowboys, Giants, Bears, Chiefs, Chargers or Patriots (We ranked all the options here). However, it likely won't be Kansas City. Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said the league likely won't tab his team to play in the opener since't it's not yet clear if Patrick Mahomes would be available for the Sept. 9 game. It also won't be the 49ers or Rams since they'll be playing in Australia.
Speaking of the game in Australia, that game won't technically be kicking off on Thursday night. Due to the time 14-hour difference, the game will kick off at 10:35 a.m. on FRIDAY in Melbourne, which will create an 8:35 p.m. ET kickoff on Thursday night in the United States. The iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground will be hosting the NFL's first game Down Under.
During the draft, the NFL revealed that the Ravens will be headed to Brazil to face the Cowboys this year. The league had announced in February that the Cowboys would be heading to Brazil for the NFL's first game in Rio de Janeiro, but at the time, we didn't know who the opponent would be.
The game between the Ravens and Cowboys will take place in Week 3 (Sept. 27) and will kick off at 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS. Yes, you read that right, the game is on CBS. We've got more details on the Week 3 battle here.
This will mark the third time that the NFL has held a game in Brazil, but the first two games were played in Sao Paulo. This time around, Rio's iconic Maracanã Stadium will serve as the host.
There will be nine international games on the schedule this year, which is the most in NFL history. We know the home teams involved for each game, but right now, the Australia game is the only matchup where we also know the visiting team.
Here's what the international schedule looks like so far:
Notes: There are a lot of rumors floating around about the international games, so let's cover those.
As for the London games, the NFL generally puts those on the calendar in consecutive weeks starting in early October, so that will likely be the case again. The Jaguars will be serving as the home team for two straight games in London, marking the first time in NFL history that a team has played consecutive international games as the home team.
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Here are a few other notes about the upcoming schedule:
The 2026 schedule will feature 272 games, and although we don't know the time or date for most of those games, we do know who each team will be playing. You can check out the home-and-away opponents for all 32 teams by clicking here.
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The 2026 NFL schedule will be released on May 14 at 8 p.m. ET.
The specific two games for Week 1 have not been detailed yet, but they are confirmed to be set.
No, the release date is confirmed for May 14, and there will be no delays.
The full schedule will include 272 games.
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