Week 2 · Thursday, September 17, 2026
Lions visit Bills tonight to open Week 2
The File desk · Sep 17, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC
Status
Confirmed from NFL.com Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football 2026 prime-time pages, checked Sept. 17, 2026.
Week 2 of the National Football League season starts Thursday night. NFL.com’s 2026 Thursday Night Football page lists Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on Prime Video. Sunday Night Football is Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 20 at 8:20 p.m. on NBC. Monday Night Football in Week 2 is New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 21 at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. No odds. No picks.
Week 2 of the National Football League season starts Thursday night.
NFL.com’s 2026 Thursday Night Football page lists Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on Prime Video.
Sunday Night Football is Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 20 at 8:20 p.m. on NBC.
Monday Night Football in Week 2 is New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 21 at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
No odds. No picks.
What is still unknown or disputed
- Final Week 2 Sunday afternoon windows beyond the national prime-time slots listed here.
Primary sources
Every claim in this story is drawn from the documents below. If a fetch failed, that is recorded on the card.
Source 1
NFL 2026 Prime Time Thursday Night Football Schedule
NFL.com · checked 2026-09-17
Lions at Bills, Thursday, September 17th, 8:15 PM, PRIME.
https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/prime-time/thursday-night-football
Source 2
NFL 2026 Prime Time Monday Night Football Schedule
NFL.com · checked 2026-09-17
Giants at Rams, Monday, September 21st, 8:15 PM, ESPN.
https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/prime-time/monday-night-football
Source 3
NFL 2026 Prime Time Sunday Night Football Schedule
NFL.com · checked 2026-09-17
Colts at Chiefs, Sunday, September 20th, 8:20 PM, NBC.
https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/prime-time/sunday-night-football