2026 NFL Schedule Release Date, Team-by-Team Opponents and More

The countdown for the NFL schedule release is on.

It was announced on Friday that the full 2026 regular-season schedule will be released on Thursday, May 14.

Here's a look at each team's opponents for the 2026 season.

AFC East

Buffalo Bills

• Home: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Chargers
• Away: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams

Miami Dolphins

• Home: Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals
• Away: Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts

New York Jets

• Home: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns
• Away: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals

New England Patriots

• Home: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Away: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens

• Home: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles Chargers
• Away: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys

Pittsburgh Steelers

• Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos
• Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles

Cincinnati Bengals

• Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs
• Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, Washington Commanders

Cleveland Browns

• Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Las Vegas Raiders
• Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, New York Giants

AFC South

Houston Texans

• Home: Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills
• Away: Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Commanders, Los Angeles Chargers, Green Bay Packers

Indianapolis Colts

• Home: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins
• Away: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Commanders, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Home: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Commanders, New England Patriots
• Away: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears

Tennessee Titans

• Home: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Commanders, New York Jets
• Away: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Detroit Lions

AFC West

Kansas City Chiefs

• Home: Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts
• Away: Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons

Los Angeles Chargers

• Home: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans
• Away: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Denver Broncos

• Home: Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars
• Away: Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers

Las Vegas Raiders

• Home: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans
• Away: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints

NFC East

Philadelphia Eagles

• Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers
• Away: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Commanders, Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears

Washington Commanders

• Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons
• Away: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings

Dallas Cowboys

• Home: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens
• Away: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers

New York Giants

• Home: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints
• Away: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions

NFC North

Detroit Lions

• Home: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennesee Titans, New York Giants
• Away: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals

Minnesota Vikings

• Home: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Washington Commanders
• Away: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers

Green Bay Packers

• Home: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys
• Away: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams

Chicago Bears

• Home: Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles
• Away: Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks

NFC South

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Home: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, N.Y. Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles
• Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, L.A. Rams, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions

Atlanta Falcons

• Home: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers
• Away: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Commanders

Carolina Panthers

• Home: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks
• Away: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles

New Orleans Saints

• Home: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals
• Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, New York Giants

NFC West

Los Angeles Rams

• Home: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers
• Away: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Seattle Seahawks

• Home: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, New England Patriots, Chicago Bears
• Away: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Carolina Panthers

Arizona Cardinals

• Home: Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, New York Jets, Detroit Lions
• Away: Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints

San Francisco 49ers

• Home: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings
• Away: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons

There are some tidbits about the schedule that have already come out.

For instance, we already know that the season will kick off on Wednesday, Sept. 9, with the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks hosting the opener. Their opponent has not yet been announced.

This will mark the first time the NFL season doesn't begin on a Thursday since 2012 when the league moved the start date up by a day to avoid going up against the Democratic National Convention.

However, there will also be a Thursday game during opening week. The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams will play the NFL's first regular-season game in Australia on Sept. 10.

The 49ers-Rams showdown is part of the NFL's record nine-game international slate for the upcoming season.

Munich, Paris, Madrid, London, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro are also going to host games. The 49ers (Melbourne and Mexico City) and Jacksonville Jaguars (London) are the only teams confirmed to play multiple games outside of the United States.