NFL schedule release: Netflix to air 5 regular-season games, NFL Honors ceremony in 2026
The streaming platform continues to add more live sports to its programming.
Netflix is continuing its trend of getting more involved with live sports. The streaming giant will now air five regular-season games, more than doubling its previous output. It doesn’t stop there.
While not an extra game, the platform will now also be in charge of broadcasting NFL Honors during Super Bowl week in February. Netflix first partnered with the NFL in 2024, airing two games on Christmas Day. This schedule was repeated in 2025, but is expanding for the 2026 season.
The NFL has given Netflix five regular-season games, but don’t worry, they won’t be all on Christmas Day. Netflix will air the league’s season opener in Australia between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, the Green Bay Packers taking on the Rams in the first-ever Thanksgiving Eve game, two games on Christmas, and now a Week 18 game, presumably with playoff stakes. NFL on Netflix is getting even bigger starting in 2026 from kickoff through Super Bowl week: 🇦🇺 49ers vs.
Rams season opener in Australia 🦃 Packers vs. Rams in the first-ever Thanksgiving Eve game 🎄 Christmas Gameday 🔥 Week 18 with playoff stakes 🏆 NFL Honors pic. twitter.