2026 NFL schedule leaks and rumors: A working list of every known game

The 2026 NFL draft will will be officially released at 8 pm ET on Thursdaybut you probably won’t have to wait that long to see the whole show and that’s because most games tend to leak early.
Leaks have been rampant this week and all nine international fixtures were leaked before they were officially announced. According to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, he did not approve the final plan until Tuesday afternoon, which is one reason why the leaks started slowly at the beginning of this week, but now they have grown.
The big leak day will be on Thursday and since it’s hard to keep track of every leak, we’ll do that here by keeping a list of every officially announced game and every leaked game.
With that in mind, let’s get into our list.
Week 1 (Sept. 9-14)
Wednesday, September 9
Thursday, September 10
- 49ers vs. Rams, 8:35 pm ET (Netflix) — Melbourne, Australia
Sunday, September 13
- Bears at Panthers, 1pm ET (Source)
- Falcons at Steelers, 1pm ET (Source)
- Browns at Jaguars, 1pm ET (Source)
- Dolphins at Raiders, 4:25 pm ET (Source)
- Cowboys at Giants, 8:20 pm ET (NBC)
Monday, September 14
- Broncos at Chiefs, 8:15 pm ET (ESPN)
Week 2 (Sept. 17-21)
Thursday, September 17
- Lions at Bills, 8:15 pm ET (Amazon)
Sunday, September 20
- Parks at Jets, 1pm ET (Source)
Week 3 (Sept. 24-28)
Sunday, September 27
Monday, September 28
- Eagles at Bears, 8:15 pm ET (ESPN) (Source)
Week 4 (Oct. 1-5)
Sunday, October 4
- Colts vs. Commanders, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — London
Week 5 (Oct. 8-12)
Sunday, October 11
- Eagles vs. Jaguars, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — London
Week 6 (Oct. 15-19)
Sunday, October 18
- Texans vs. Jaguars, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — London
- Bills at Raiders, 4:25 pm ET (Source)
Week 7 (Oct. 22-26)
Thursday, October 22
- Patriots at Bears, 8:15 pm ET (Amazon) (Source)
Sunday, October 25
- Steelers vs. Saints, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — Paris
- Dolphins at Jets, 1pm ET (Source)
Week 8 (Oct. 29-Nov. 2)
Sunday, Nov. 1
- Eagles at Commanders, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)
Week 9 (Nov. 5-9)
Sunday, Nov. 8
- Bengals vs. Falcons, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — Madrid
- Buckeyes at Bears, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) (Source)
Week 10 (Nov. 12-16)
Thursday, Nov. 12
- Commanders at Giants, 8:15 pm ET (Amazon) (Source)
Sunday, Nov. 15
- Patriots vs. Lions, 9:30 am ET (Fox) — Munich, Germany (Source)
Week 11 (Nov. 19-23)
Sunday, Nov. 22
- Vikings vs. 49ers, 8:20 pm ET (NBC) — Mexico City (Source)
Week 12 (Nov. 25-30)
Wednesday, Nov. 25 (The Day Before Thanksgiving)
- Parks at Rams, 8pm ET (Netflix)
Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving)
- Bears at Lions, 1 pm ET (CBS, Paramount+) (Source)
- Eagles at Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
- Chiefs at Bills, 8:20 pm ET (NBC) (Source)
Friday, Nov. 27 (Black Friday)
- Broncos at Steelers, 3pm ET (Amazon) (Source)
Week 13 (Dec. 3-7)
Sunday, December 6
- Texans at Steelers, 8:20 pm ET (NBC) (Source)
Week 14 (Dec. 10-14)
Sunday, December 13
- Chargers at Raiders, 4:05 pm ET (Source)
Monday, December 14
- Steelers at Jaguars, 8:15 pm ET (ESPN) (Source)
Week 15 (Dec. 17-21)
Saturday, December 19
- TBA vs. TBA, 4:30 pm ET (Fox) (Source)
- TBA vs. TBA, 8 pm ET (CBS, Paramount+)
Week 16 (Dec. 24-28)
Thursday, December 24
- TBA at TBA, 8:15 pm ET (Amazon)
Friday, December 25
- TBA at TBA, 1pm ET (Netflix)
- TBA at TBA, 4:30 pm ET (Netflix)
- TBA at TBA, 8:15 pm ET (Fox)
Note: The Broncos are expected to host the Bills on Christmas Day at 4:30 pm ET or 8:15 pm ET.
Note II: The Seahawks will host the Rams on Christmas Day at 4:30 pm ET or 8:15 pm ET.
Sunday, December 27
- Titans at Raiders, 4:05 pm ET (Source)
Week 17 (Dec. 31-Jan. 4)
Saturday, Jan. 2
- TBA at TBA, 4:30 pm ET (NBC)
- TBA at TBA, 8 pm ET (Peacock exclusive)
Sunday, Jan. 3
- TBA at TBA, 8:20 pm ET (NBC)
Week 18 (Jan. 9-10)
Saturday, Jan. 9
- TBA at TBA, 1pm ET (Netflix)
- TBA at TBA, 4:30 pm ET (ESPN)
- TBA at TBA, 8pm ET (ESPN)
Sunday, Jan. 10
- TBA at TBA, 8:20 pm ET (NBC)


