NFL schedule release: What we know, when we'll learn more about Saints

TL;DR

The NFL will release its 2026 schedule on March 14 at 7 p.m. CT. The New Orleans Saints will play the first-ever regular season game in France against the Cleveland Browns.

Key points

NFL schedule release on March 14 at 7 p.m. CT
Saints to play first regular season game in France
Cleveland Browns will be the away team
Date for the France game is tentatively October 25
Order of Saints' matchups not yet confirmed

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NFL schedule release: What we know, when we'll learn more about Saints

Here's when the NFL will release its 2026 schedule: Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. CT, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. That's when we'll learn more about what the 2026 season has in store for the New Orleans Saints (and every other team in the NFL). For now, here's what we already know.

For one thing, the Saints will play the NFL's first-ever regular season game in France. They'll make the trip from New Orleans to Paris for a matchup at the famed Stade de France; it's been reported by French outlets that the Cleveland Browns will play the role of the "away" team, as this will count as a "home" game for the Saints. The date also has not been confirmed (those same French outlets put it on Sunday, Oct. 25), so expect that to be revealed next week. The NFL has made the schedule release its on event and will lead up to the reveal with international matchups and prime time game announcements, plus the holiday slate.

And for another thing, we already know which teams the Saints will compete against this year. We just don't know the order in which they'll be scheduled. Here's that list: