NFL schedule release: Top Monday Night Football games

Are you ready for some football? "Monday Night Football" is always a fitting NFL finale each week, and this year's "MNF" schedule will prove to be no different. There are a number of mouthwatering matchups on the docket for 2026.

The 2026 "Monday Night Football" schedule kicks off in the AFC West with the Denver Broncos facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs , which could be Patrick Mahomes’ first game back since a devasting knee injury that cut his 2025 season short. The Buffalo Bills travel to Los Angeles to take on the loaded Rams on Monday night in Week 5, a game between two teams with Super Bowl aspirations. The Rams The Broncos vs Chiefs and Bills vs.

Rams are a pair of marquee "Monday Night Football" matchups this year, but there are several great "MNF" games during the 2026 regular season. USA TODAY Sports breaks down the top five “Monday Night Football” games this year: Week 1 (Monday, Sept. 14): Denver Broncos vs.

Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes is eyeing a Week 1 return from a season-ending knee injury , and if he hits his timeline, he’ll make his season debut on primetime in the first “Monday Night Football” game of the regular season. It’ll mark Mahomes’ first game since he tore his ACL and LCL in his left knee on Dec. 14, 2025.