2026 NFL season will kick off in Seattle on a Wednesday night, followed by Thursday game in Melbourne
While the league typically begins its season on a Thursday, it had to get creative this time around.
About a week after a Wall Street Journal report signaled that the 2026 NFL season would kick off on a Wednesday, the league made it official. Next season will get underway on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 8:20 p.
m. ET in Seattle, where the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks will host an opponent that will be announced when the full regular-season schedule comes out later this spring. The next day, on Thursday, Sept.
10, at approximately 8:35 p. m. ET, the NFL will launch its first-ever regular-season game in Melbourne, Australia.
Continuing the NFC West theme, the San Francisco 49ers will take on the Los Angeles Rams Down Under. Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season The 49ers and Rams will play Thursday, Sept. 10 at 5:35 p.