NFL Unveils 15 Games on 2026 Slate, Including 8 International Matchups

7 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · May 14

Fifteen games on the NFL’s 2026 schedule have now been officially announced, covering 5.5% of the league’s 272-game regular-season slate.
Eight of those games are international: Week 1 in Melbourne, Week 3 in Rio, three straight London games in Weeks 4-6, then Paris, Madrid, Munich and Mexico City later in the season.
The early release also locks in marquee standalone windows, including Cowboys-Giants on NBC in Week 1, Broncos-Chiefs on ESPN the next night, and Lions-Bills on Amazon in Week 2.
Holiday inventory is already set for Week 12, with Packers-Rams on Netflix on Thanksgiving Eve, followed by Bears-Lions on CBS and Eagles-Cowboys on Fox on Thanksgiving Day.
The announcements leave 257 games still to be revealed as the NFL continues rolling out its 2026 schedule in stages.

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