The 5 worst primetime NFL games of 2026, featuring too much AFC North
That's too many Steelers games. Especially against those pass rushes. I get why Aaron Rodgers doesn't want to come back.
For the first time, possibly ever, Thursday night may be the superior night for NFL football. Amazon's insistence in pouring hundreds of millions of dollars toward NFL broadcasts has put pressure on the league to up the quality of games once sequestered on NFL Network. No longer are we subject to a long list of Jacksonville Jaguars games in spicy mustard uniforms .
This year's Thursday slate features the "what if" alternative to Super Bowl 60 and a rematch of the greatest regular season game played this millennium . Just because the quality of Thursday Night Football matchups has improved doesn't mean we're not in for some forgettable games once the sun goes down. This year's slate of primetime showdowns has its share of games that look entirely skippable four months from the regular season.
Some of these will deliver well beyond their promise. Others will be turned off before halftime and digested as fantasy football points the following morning. Which games look the worst from a distance?
Week 2, Thursday night: New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams The preseason Super Bowl favorite takes on a team that won 13 games... in its last three seasons. We're throwing John Harbaugh right into the fire, and while he's got the personnel to turn New York into a playoff team in his first season as head coach, he's also got Jaxson Dart against one of the league's most aggressive pass rushes.
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