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NFL Week 1 schedule: Full list of games, best matchups to open 2026 season

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The 2026 NFL schedule has been released, and Week 1 is chocked full of good matchups. Here's a look at all 16, and a ranking of the best of the bunch.

The 2026 NFL season won't officially begin for about four more months, but football fans now have the full, 272-game schedule for the upcoming campaign. Unsurprisingly, the NFL has loaded the first week of the 2026 NFL season with quality matchups. It will all start on Sept.

9, when the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks celebrate their title by hosting the team they beat in Super Bowl 60 , the New England Patriots, to kickstart the season . Then the NFL will play its first-ever regular-season game in Australia. The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams will bring their divisional rivalry "Down Under" in a game that will kick off at about 10:35 a.

m. locally. From there, plenty more quality matchups will litter the schedules.

Most notably, the New York Giants will play the Dallas Cowboys in a classic rivalry matchup on "Sunday Night Football," and the week will wrap up with a "Monday Night Football" game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos . Here's a full look at the NFL's Week 1 schedule, along with a preview of what appear to be the first week's best matchups. NFL Week 1 schedule Below is a look at the full, NFL Week 1 schedule, from the Seahawks vs.

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