Week 3 · Sunday, September 27, 2026
NFL Week 3 includes the league’s first regular-season game in Rio
The File desk · Sep. 27, 2026, 6:08 a.m. ET
Confirmed4 primary sources
Status
Confirmed (NFL.com schedules + NFL Media, as of Sept. 27 morning)
Week 3 of the 2026 N.F.L. regular season features the league’s first regular-season game in Rio de Janeiro: the Baltimore Ravens at the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 4:25 p.m. Eastern on CBS from Maracanã Stadium. Thursday Night Football already finished with the Atlanta Falcons beating the Green Bay Packers 35–14. The full Sunday slate and Monday Night Football (Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m. Eastern on ESPN) remain on the Sport calendar. No odds or picks.
Week 3 of the 2026 National Football League regular season puts the league’s first regular-season game in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
The Baltimore Ravens visit the Dallas Cowboys at 4:25 p.m. Eastern on CBS, from Maracanã Stadium. An NFL Media release also lists Paramount+.
Thursday Night Football is already final. The Atlanta Falcons beat the Green Bay Packers 35–14 on Thursday, Sept. 24.
The rest of Sunday’s games were still scheduled at morning lock, not final. The card is on the Sport calendar: nine games at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, two at 4:05, the Raiders at the Saints at 4:25 with the Rio game, and Sunday Night Football, the Rams at the Broncos, at 8:20 p.m. Eastern on NBC.
Monday Night Football is the Philadelphia Eagles at the Chicago Bears, Monday, Sept. 28, at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
NFL.com schedules and the Week 3 page list Titans at Giants on CBS. A how-to-watch article lists that game on FOX. This desk uses the schedules page: CBS.
No odds. No picks.
How we know
What is still unknown or disputed
- Local television blackouts.
- Titans at Giants is CBS on NFL.com schedules and the Week 3 page, and FOX on one how-to-watch article. This desk uses the schedules page.
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 schedules
NFL.com · September 27, 2026
Thursday Night Football: Falcons 35, Packers 14, final, Thursday, Sept. 24. Sunday, Sept. 27 windows are scheduled. Monday Night Football: Eagles at Bears, Monday, Sept. 28, 8:15 p.m. Eastern, ESPN. The Rio game is labeled an International Game, Ravens at Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., CBS.
https://www.nfl.com/schedules
Source 2
2026 Regular Season Week 3 schedule
NFL.com · September 27, 2026
Week 3. Titans at Giants is listed on CBS.
https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/REG3/
Source 3
Baltimore Ravens to Take on Dallas Cowboys in 2026 NFL Rio Game
NFL Media · April 24, 2026
Maracanã. 4:25 p.m. Eastern, CBS and Paramount+. The league’s first regular-season game in Rio.
https://media.nfl.com/news-and-releases/international/baltimore-ravens-to-take-on-dallas-cowboys-in-2026-nfl-rio-game
Source 4
NFL+: How to watch Week 3, schedule, Rio game details, and more
NFL.com · September 27, 2026
The Rio game is the league’s first regular-season game there. This article lists Titans at Giants on FOX. The schedules page lists CBS.
https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-how-to-watch-week-3-schedule-rio-game-details-and-more