2026 NFL Season Schedule Released with Record Nine International Games

The 2026 NFL schedule features 272 games including matches in Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, the UK, Germany, and Spain.

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The 2026 NFL season will consist of 272 games in total. ^[1] International games for the 2026 season will be held in Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain. ^[2] The 2026 NFL season kicks off on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, with the New England Patriots playing at the Seattle Seahawks at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. ^[3] AZCentral published a guide to watching NFL Week 1 games of the 2026-27 season on television, covering the schedule, dates, times, matchups, TV channels, and streaming information for every game. ^[4] The guide presents Fubo as a streaming service through which viewers can watch NFL Week 1 games of the 2026-27 season. ^[5]

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The 2026 NFL season will consist of 272 games in total. · CBS Sports

International games for the 2026 season will be held in Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain. · CBS Sports

The 2026 NFL season kicks off on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, with the New England Patriots playing at the Seattle Seahawks at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. · CBS Sports

AZCentral published a guide to watching NFL Week 1 games of the 2026-27 season on television, covering the schedule, dates, times, matchups, TV channels, and streaming information for every game. · Yahoo! Sports

The guide presents Fubo as a streaming service through which viewers can watch NFL Week 1 games of the 2026-27 season. · Yahoo! Sports

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