Your Sunday Night Football on NBC and Peacock programming schedule is here.
The NFL released its highly anticipated schedule for the 2026 season, which includes a large slate of primetime games on Sunday nights and specific holidays.
Opening the Sunday Night Football broadcasts are the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. The two will meet in a Super Bowl LX rematch on a special broadcast to kick off the season on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Between classic rivalries and matchups between possible title contenders, here’s the full schedule to know to plan your Sunday nights:
NFL Sunday Night Football schedule 2026
Here are the games to know for this season (*subject to flex scheduling):
Kickoff: New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks — Wednesday, Sept. 9
Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants — Sunday, Sept. 13
Week 2: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs — Sunday, Sept. 20
Week 3: Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos — Sunday, Sept. 27
Week 4: Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers — Sunday, Oct. 4
*Week 5: Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons — Sunday, Oct. 11
*Week 6: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers — Sunday, Oct. 18
*Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks — Sunday, Oct. 25
*Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders — Sunday, Nov. 1
*Week 9: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears — Sunday, Nov. 8
*Week 10: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals — Sunday, Nov. 15
Week 11: Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers in Mexico City — Sunday, Nov. 22
Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving night — Thursday, Nov. 26
*Week 12: New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers — Sunday, Nov. 29
*Week 13: Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers — Sunday, Dec. 6
*Week 14: Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers — Sunday, Dec. 13
*Week 15: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings — Sunday, Dec. 20
*Week 16: Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys — Sunday, Dec. 27
Week 17: Saturday 4:30 p.m. ET broadcast — TBD
Week 17: Saturday Peacock exclusive broadcast — TBD
*Week 17: Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers — Sunday, Jan. 3
*Week 18: TBD – Sunday, Jan. 10
What time does Sunday Night Football start?
Sunday Night Football broadcasts typically begin at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT.
How to watch Sunday Night Football on TV, online
Sunday Night Football is broadcast on NBC, with streaming available on Peacock.
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