NFL schedule release: When will the 2026 slate of games be revealed?
We're now 15 days from Round 1 of the NFL draft , and while the focus is on the Raiders' selection with the No. 1 overall pick, most eyes are on the official NFL schedule release. Based on past years, we're about 38 days or a little over a month away from the schedule reveal.
In 2024, the schedule was revealed on May 15, with the Brazil game announced one month earlier on April 10. The year prior in 2023, the NFL announced its 18-week, 272-game regular-season schedule on May 12. Last off-season, the schedule dropped on May 14.
Rumors will start swirling in early May, and the league will eventually begin leaking games until the schedule is released on a Thursday night. The second-place finish in the AFC North will give Jesse Minter's team a middle-of-the-pack schedule in 2026. This year’s NFL schedule release could be coming sometime between Tuesday May 12 and Thursday May 14.
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com/bTSco1WNPD — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 8, 2026 With the regular season now complete, Baltimore's 2026 opponents are set. Their schedule will be one of the league's most demanding. They will face the gauntlet of juggernauts in the NFC South and AFC South and the second-place finishers in the AFC West, NFC East, and AFC East.