Sunday Night Football schedule: Dates, times, teams for 2026 NFL season

Can't wait for Sunday night?

Coupled with the NFL's schedule release, NBC announced its "Sunday Night Football" slate.

NBC kicks off the regular season with a Super Bowl 60 rematch between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday night. It'll be the first official game of the regular season. The first "Sunday Night Football" game will be between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants.

Football will be here soon enough. With the NFL schedule being officially released, we now have an idea of how our Sundays of football-packed viewing will close out months from now.

Here's a look at the 2026 "Sunday Night Football" schedule for NBC

2026 Sunday Night Football schedule

Editor's note: # denotes NFL International Game in Mexico City, *denotes a flex Week, ** denotes a Thanksgiving Night Game

• NFL Kickoff Game (Wed. Sept. 9): New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
• Week 1 (Sun. Sept. 13): Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
• Week 2 (Sun. Sept. 20): Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs
• Week 3 (Sun. Sept. 27): Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos
• Week 4 (Sun. Oct. 4): Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers
• Week 5 (*Sun. Oct. 11): Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons
• Week 6 (*Sun. Oct. 18): Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
• Week 7 (*Sun. Oct. 25): Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks
• Week 8 (*Sun. Nov. 1): Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders
• Week 9 (*Sun. Nov. 8): Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears
• Week 10 (*Sun. Nov. 15): Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
• Week 11 (#Sun. Nov. 22): Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers
• Week 12 (**Thurs. Nov. 26): Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
• Week 12 (*Sun. Nov. 29): New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers
• Week 13 (*Sun. Dec. 6): Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
• Week 14 (*Sun. Dec. 13): Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers
• Week 15 (*Sun. Dec. 20): Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
• Week 16 (*Sun. Dec. 27): Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys
• Week 17 (Sat. Jan. 2): From Saturday Pool
• Week 17 (Sat. Jan. 2 ): *PEACOCK EXCLUSIVE* From Sat. Pool
• Week 17 (*Sun. Jan. 3): Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers
• Week 18 (*Sun. Jan. 10): NFL # Game272 - TBD

Who plays the most "Sunday Night Football" games?

The Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys are each scheduled to play three games on NBC's Sunday Night Football" schedule. However, one of Kansas City's Sunday Night Football" games is on Thursday, Nov. 26 - Thanksgiving night.

Which teams are not playing a "Sunday Night Football" game in 2026?

The Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders and Tennessee Titans currently don't have a Sunday Night Football" game on the schedule.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL Sunday Night Football schedule 2026: Dates, times, teams