The second half of the 2026 NFL season officially kicks off Thursday night from the Meadowlands, where the New York Giants will host the Washington Commanders − both teams hoping for a result more satisfying than a tie.
Sunday morning, the final game of the league's 2026 European swing will be played in Munich, where the Detroit Lions and German-American WR Amon-Ra St. Brown will face the laboring New England Patriots.
Sunday afternoon's early stateside window features quite a treat, where QB Kirk Cousins is expected to begin his second stint with the Minnesota Vikings by visiting the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field − he tore his Achilles there in 2023 in his last start for the Vikes − in a matchup of six-win teams in the airtight NFC North.
Later in the day, Cousins' former understudy in Las Vegas, Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, will make his first regular-season start for the Raiders, who host the reigning champion Seattle Seahawks and their top-ranked defense. The day will conclude in Cincinnati, where the Pittsburgh Steelers will visit the Bengals, that game's winner taking outright possession of first place in the AFC North.
Week 10 concludes Monday night in Baltimore, where the winless Los Angeles Chargers will try to upset the Ravens and their new starting quarterback (for now), Jacoby Brissett.
How does a potentially wild weekend shake out? USA TODAY Sports' panel of NFL experts render their outlooks:
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