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Week 4 · Monday, September 28, 2026

Week 4 slate set; Colts play Commanders in London

The File desk · Sep 28, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC

Status

Confirmed (NFL.com 2026 Week 3 and Week 4 schedule pages, checked Sept. 28, 2026)

After Week 3’s Sunday slate finished — including Baltimore’s 34–31 win over Dallas in Rio — Monday Night Football tonight is Philadelphia at Chicago at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. Week 4 of the 2026 N.F.L. season opens Thursday, Oct. 1, with Pittsburgh at Cleveland at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on Prime Video. The full Sunday card includes an international game in London: Indianapolis at Washington at 9:30 a.m. Eastern on NFL Network, Oct. 4. Sunday Night Football is Detroit at Carolina; Monday Night Football is Atlanta at New Orleans. The Sport calendar carries every Week 3 final and the full Week 4 card. No odds. No picks.

Week 3’s Sunday games are final on the National Football League’s schedule page.

That card includes the league’s game in Rio de Janeiro: the Baltimore Ravens 34, the Dallas Cowboys 31.

Monday Night Football is still ahead at this morning’s lock. The Philadelphia Eagles play at the Chicago Bears tonight, Monday, Sept. 28, at 8:15 p.m. Eastern, on ESPN.

Week 4 opens Thursday, Oct. 1, with the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Cleveland Browns, 8:15 p.m. Eastern, on Prime Video. The league’s page prints that network as PRIME.

Sunday, Oct. 4, includes an international game in London. The Indianapolis Colts play at the Washington Commanders at 9:30 a.m. Eastern on NFL Network.

The rest of that Sunday is a full afternoon card, then Sunday Night Football: the Detroit Lions at the Carolina Panthers, 8:20 p.m. Eastern, on NBC.

Monday Night Football in Week 4 is the Atlanta Falcons at the New Orleans Saints, Monday, Oct. 5, at 8:15 p.m. Eastern, on ESPN.

The Sport calendar carries every Week 3 final and all 16 Week 4 games. No odds. No picks.

What is still unknown or disputed

Primary sources

Every claim in this story is drawn from the documents below. If a fetch failed, that is recorded on the card.

  1. Source 1

    NFL 2026 Schedules — Week 3

    NFL.com · September 28, 2026

    Week 3 Sunday finals including International Rio Ravens 34, Cowboys 31; SNF Rams 26, Broncos 30; MNF Eagles at Bears Mon Sep 28 8:15 PM ESPN.

    https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/by-week/week-3

  2. Source 2

    NFL 2026 Schedules — Week 4

    NFL.com · September 28, 2026

    TNF Steelers at Browns Thu Oct 1 8:15 PM PRIME; International London Colts at Commanders Sun Oct 4 9:30 AM NFLN; full Sunday slate; SNF Lions at Panthers; MNF Falcons at Saints Mon Oct 5.

    https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/by-week/week-4