Week 1 · Wednesday, September 9, 2026
The NFL season opens tonight in Seattle
The File desk · Sep 9, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC
Status
Confirmed from NFL.com’s complete Week 1 slate. Game results are not yet available at morning lock.
Football is back tonight. The New England Patriots visit the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field at 8:20 p.m. Eastern on NBC, Peacock, and NFL+. It is the Kickoff Game and a Super Bowl rematch, with Seattle the defending champion hosting. Thursday, the San Francisco 49ers face the Los Angeles Rams at Melbourne Cricket Ground at 8:35 p.m. Eastern on Netflix — the league’s first regular-season game in Australia. Sunday Night Football is Dallas at the New York Giants. Monday Night Football is Denver at Kansas City. No odds. No picks. Scores wait for the games.
Football is back tonight.
The New England Patriots visit the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field at 8:20 p.m. Eastern on NBC, Peacock, and NFL+. NFL.com’s Week 1 slate calls it the Kickoff Game. Seattle is the defending champion hosting a Super Bowl rematch with New England.
Thursday, the San Francisco 49ers face the Los Angeles Rams at Melbourne Cricket Ground at 8:35 p.m. Eastern on Netflix. The league’s Week 1 slate and international schedule call it the first regular-season NFL game in Australia.
Sunday Night Football is the Dallas Cowboys at the New York Giants, 8:20 p.m. Eastern on NBC, Peacock, and NFL+, at MetLife Stadium.
Monday Night Football is the Denver Broncos at the Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. Eastern on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, and NFL+, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
No odds. No picks. Scores wait for the games.
What is still unknown or disputed
- Game results not yet available at morning lock.
Primary sources
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Source 1
2026 NFL schedule release: Complete slate of Week 1 games
NFL.com · checked 2026-09-09
Wed Sept. 9 Patriots at Seahawks 8:20 p.m. ET NBC/Peacock/NFL+ Lumen Field; Kickoff Game and Super Bowl rematch with Seattle defending. Thu 49ers vs Rams Melbourne 8:35 p.m. ET Netflix; SNF Cowboys at Giants; MNF Broncos at Chiefs 8:15 p.m. ET.
https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-schedule-release-complete-slate-of-week-1-games
Source 2
NFL Schedules 2026 REG1
NFL.com · checked 2026-09-09
Week 1 hub confirms Patriots/Seahawks, Melbourne, prime-time windows.
https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/REG1