2026 NFL schedule leaks and rumors: Here's a running list of every known game ahead of full May 14 release

The leaks are over, the 2026 NFL schedule has been released! 

Now that we have the full 272-game regular-season schedule, here are a few highlights: 

• Seahawks will host the Patriots in NFL opener. Seattle will be kicking off the 2026 season by hosting New England in a Super Bowl rematch. This will mark the first time sincen 2016 that the NFL has opened the season with a Super Bowl rematch. 
• The Thanksgiving Eve game is here. The NFL's first ever Thanksgiving Eve game will feature the Rams hosting the Packers in a matchup that will be streamed on Netflix. There will also be a Black Friday game during Thanksgiving week and that will give us the Steelers hosting the Broncos. 
• Chiefs-Bills showdown will happen on Thanksgiving. We'll be getting three games on Turkey Day and the final one will be a huge showdown between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. Besides Bills-Chiefs, we'll also see Bears-Lions at 1 p.m. ET on CBS and Eagles-Cowboys, which will kickoff at 4:30 p.m. ET on Fox. 
• The NFL is also giving us a tripleheader on Christmas Day. It looks like the Christmas triple header is officially here to stay. Once again, we'll be getting three games on Dec. 25 and the action will start off with Bears-Packers at 1 p.m. ET followed by Broncos-Bills at 4:30 p.m.. The Rams and Seahawks will then close out the night with a primetime showdown in Seattle.

If you want to know more about your favorite team's schedule, be sure to join us on CBS Sports HQ on Thursday night, because we'll be breaking down everything you need to know about the schedule. You can find the link for our coverage here.

The schedule below represents our running list of leaked games. If you want to see our official list of the NFL's full 272-game schedule, we've got that here. 

Week 1 (Sept. 9-14)

Wednesday, Sept. 9

• Patriots at Seahawks, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)

Thursday, Sept. 10

• 49ers vs. Rams, 8:35 p.m. ET (Netflix) -- Melbourne, Australia

Sunday, Sept. 13

• Bears at Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Buccaneers at Bengals, 1 p.m. ET 
• Ravens at Colts, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Bills at Texans, 1 p.m. ET
• Saints at Lions, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Jets at Titans, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Falcons at Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Browns at Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Cardinals at Chargers, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Packers at Vikings, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Dolphins at Raiders, 4:25 p.m ET (Source)
• Commanders at Eagles, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Cowboys at Giants, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Sept. 14

• Broncos at Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Week 2 (Sept. 17-21)

Thursday, Sept. 17

• Lions at Bills, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Sept. 20

• Packers at Jets, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Vikings at Bears, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Steelers at Patriots, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Bengals at Texans, 1 p.m. ET
• Panthers at Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Browns at Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Eagles at Titans, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Saints at Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Seahawks at Cardinals (Source)
• Raiders at Chargers, 4:05 p.m. ET (Source)
• Jaguars at Broncos, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Commanders at Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. ET
• Dolphins at 49ers, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Colts at Chiefs, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)

Monday, Sept. 21

• Giants at Rams, 8:15 p.m. ET (Source)

Week 3 (Sept. 24-28)

Thursday, Sept. 24

• Falcons at Packers, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon) (Source)

Sunday, Sept. 27

• Bengals at Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Titans at Giants, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Patriots at Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Seahawks at Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Panthers at Browns, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Cardinals at 49ers, 4:05 p.m. ET (Source)
• Ravens vs. Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+) -- Rio De Janeiro
• Rams at Broncos, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)

Monday, Sept. 28

• Eagles at Bears, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) (Source)

Week 4 (Oct. 1-5)

Sunday, Oct. 4 

• Colts vs. Commanders, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) -- London
• Jets at Bears, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Packers at Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Cardinals at Giants, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Jaguars at Bengals, 1 p.m. ET
• Rams at Eagles, 1 p.m .ET (Source)
• Patriots at Bills, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Chiefs at Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET (Source)
• Broncos at 49ers, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Lions at Panthers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)

Week 5 (Oct. 8-12)

Thursday, Oct. 8

• Buccaneers at Cowboys, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon) (Source)

Sunday, Oct. 11

• Eagles vs. Jaguars, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) -- London
• Colts at Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Browns at Jets, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Bengals at Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET
• Giants at Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Texans at Titans, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Bears at Packers, 4:25 p.m. ET 

Monday, Oct. 12

• Bills at Rams, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) (Source)

Week 6 (Oct. 15-19)

Thursday, Oct. 15

• Seahawks at Broncos, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon) (Source)

Sunday, Oct. 18

• Texans vs. Jaguars, 9:30 a.m. ET  (NFL Network) -- London
• Saints at Giants, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Cardinals at Rams, 4:05 p.m. ET (Source)
• Chargers at Chiefs, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Bills at Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)

Monday, Oct. 19

• Commanders at 49ers, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) (Source)

Week 7 (Oct. 22-26)

Thursday, Oct. 22

• Patriots at Bears, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon) (Source)

Sunday, Oct. 25

• Steelers vs. Saints, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) -- Paris
• Dolphins at Jets, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Bengals at Ravens, 1 p.m. ET
• Browns at Titans, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Buccaneers at Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Giants at Eagles (Source)
• Broncos at Cardinals (Source)
• Rams at Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Chiefs at Seahawks, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)

Monday, Oct. 26

• Cowboys at Eagles, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) (Source)

Week 8 (Oct. 29-Nov. 2)

Thursday, Oct. 29

• Panthers at Packers, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon) (Source)

Sunday, Nov. 1

• Raiders at Jets, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Browns at Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Colts at Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Falcons at Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Titans at Bengals, 1 p.m. ET
• Ravens at Bills, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Cardinals at Cowboys (Source)
• Giants at Texans (Source)
• Chiefs at Broncos, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Eagles at Commanders, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)

Monday, Nov. 2

• Bears at Seahawks, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) (Source)

Week 9 (Nov. 5-9)

Thursday, Nov. 9

• Jaguars at Ravens, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Sunday, Nov. 8

• Bengals vs. Falcons, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) -- Madrid
• Rams at Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Broncos at Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Cardinals at Seahawks (Source)
• Packers at Patriots, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Buccaneers at Bears, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)

Monday, Nov. 9

• Bills at Vikings, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) (Source)

Week 10 (Nov. 12-16)

Thursday, Nov. 12

• Commanders at Giants, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon) (Source)

Sunday, Nov. 15

• Patriots vs. Lions, 9:30 a.m. ET (Fox) -- Munich, Germany (Source)
• Panthers at Saints (Source)
• Jaguars at Titans, 1 p.m. ET
• Seahawks at Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET (Source)
• 49ers at Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Steelers at Bengals, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) 

Week 11 (Nov. 19-23)

Thursday, Nov. 19

• Colts at Texans, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon) (Source)

Sunday, Nov. 22

• Saints at Bears, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Jaguars at Giants, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Ravens at Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Cardinals at Chiefs, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Steelers at Eagles, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Vikings vs. 49ers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) -- Mexico City (Source)

Monday, Nov. 23

• Bengals at Commanders 

Week 12 (Nov. 25-30)

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) (Source)

Friday, Nov. 27 (Black Friday)

• Broncos at Steelers, 3 p.m. ET (Amazon) (Source)

Sunday, Nov. 29

• Giants at Colts (Source)
• Saints at Bengals, 1 p.m. ET 
• Commanders at Cardinals (Source)
• Titans at Jaguars, 4:05 p.m. ET (Source)
• Seahawks at 49ers, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Patriots at Chargers, 8:20 p.m. ET (Source)

Monday, Nov. 30

• Panthers at Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) (Source)

Week 13 (Dec. 3-7)

Thursday, Dec. 3

• Chiefs at Rams, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon) (Source)

Sunday, Dec. 6

• Jaguars at Bears, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Bengals at Browns, 1 p.m. ET
• Commanders at Titans, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• 49ers at Giants (Source)
• Bills at Patriots, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Texans at Steelers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)

Monday, Dec. 7

• Cowboys at Seahawks, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) (Source)

Week 14 (Dec. 10-14)

Thursday, Dec. 10

• Vikings at Patriots, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon) (Source)

Sunday, Dec. 13

• Broncos at Jets, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Texans at Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Saints at Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Giants at Seahawks (Source)
• Chargers at Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET (Source)
• Rams at 49ers, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Chiefs at Bengals, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)

Monday, Dec. 14

• Steelers at Jaguars, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) (Source)

Week 15 (Dec. 17-21)

Thursday, Dec. 17

• 49ers at Chargers, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon) (Source)

Saturday, Dec. 19

• Seahawks at Eagles, 5 p.m. ET (Fox) (Source)
• Bears at Bills, 8:20 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+) (Source)

Sunday, Dec. 20

• Jaguars at Texans, 1 p.m. ET
• Falcons at Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Browns at Giants, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Bengals at Panthers, 1 p.m. ET
• Colts at Titans, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Saints at Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET
• Dolphins at Packers
• Jets at Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. ET (Source)
• Broncos at Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
  
• Lions at Vikings, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)

Monday, Dec. 21

• Patriots at Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) (Source)

Week 16 (Dec. 24-28)

Thursday, Dec. 24

• Texans at Eagles, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon) (Source)

Friday, Dec. 25

• Packers at Bears, 1 p.m. ET (Netflix) (Source)
• Bills at Broncos, 4:30 p.m. ET (Netflix)
• Rams at Seahawks, 8:15 p.m. ET (Fox) (Source)

Sunday, Dec. 27

• Bengals at Colts
• Panthers at Buccaneers
• Chargers at Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET
• Patriots at Jets, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Cardinals at Saints, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Titans at Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET (Source)
• 49ers at Chiefs, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Jaguars at Cowboys, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)

Monday, Dec. 28

• Giants at Lions, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) (Source)

Week 17 (Dec. 31-Jan. 4)

Thursday, Dec. 31

• Ravens at Bengals, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)

Saturday, Jan. 2

• TBA at TBA, 4:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
• TBA at TBA, 8 p.m. ET (Peacock exclusive)

Sunday, Jan. 3

• Vikings at Jets, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Commanders at Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET
• Steelers at Titans, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Seahawks at Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (Source)
• Giants at Cowboys (Source)
• Raiders at Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. ET (Source)
• Lions at Bears, 4:25 p.m. ET (Source)
• Eagles at 49ers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)

Week 18 (Jan. 9-10)

Saturday, Jan. 9

• 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)

Sunday, Jan. 10

• Bears at Vikings (Source)
• Lions-Packers
• Rams at Seahawks (Source)
• 49ers at Cardinals
• Eagles at Giants (Source)
• Cowboys-Commanders
• Browns at Bengals
• Ravens-Steelers
• Jaguars at Colts
• Texans-Titans
• Falcons at Panthers
• Saints-Buccaneers
• TBA at TBA, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Note: The teams playing in the Saturday tripleheader and the Sunday primetime game in Week 18 won't be announced until January.