Football fans have almost made it.
There are no NFL games Sunday, Sept. 6, but this is the final Sunday without NFL football until after the Super Bowl.
And the NFL regular season begins this week.
The 2026 NFL season kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 9, when the New England Patriots visit the Seattle Seahawks
in a Super Bowl rematch. The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams play the following night before the first full Sunday slate arrives Sept. 13.Here's what to know about the NFL schedule, when the next game is and the complete Week 1 schedule.
Are there any NFL games today?
No. There are no NFL games scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 6.
The NFL preseason concluded Aug. 29, and the league is currently in its break between the preseason and regular season.
This is the second consecutive
Sunday without an NFL game, and the last until February.
The first Sunday of the regular season is Sept. 13, with 13 games scheduled from 1 p.m. through Sunday Night Football.
Are there NFL games this week?
Yes.
The NFL regular season begins this week with two games before Sunday's schedule.
The New England Patriots visit the Seattle Seahawks at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, to open the season.
The San Francisco 49ers visit the Los Angeles Rams at 8:35 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10.
Then 26 teams play Sunday, Sept. 13, before the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs conclude Week 1 on Monday night.
When is the next NFL game?
The next NFL game is New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 8:20 p.m. ET.
It's a rematch of Super Bowl LX, which Seattle won 29-13 in February.
The game will be televised nationally on NBC.
When is the first NFL Sunday?
The first Sunday of the 2026 NFL regular season is Sept. 13.
There are seven games scheduled for 1 p.m., five at 4:25 p.m. and one Sunday Night Football game at 8:20 p.m.
NFL Week 1 schedule
Wednesday, Sept. 9
- New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m., NBC
Thursday, Sept. 10
- San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams, 8:35 p.m., Netflix
Sunday, Sept. 13
- Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS
- Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS
- Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS
- New York Jets at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS
- Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., Fox
- Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., Fox
- New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox
- Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m., CBS
- Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings, 4:25 p.m., CBS
- Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m., Fox
- Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m., Fox
- Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 8:20 p.m., NBC
Monday, Sept. 14
- Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m., ESPN/ABC
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Are there NFL games today? What to know about Sunday schedule
