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NFL schedule release 2026: 9 international games are already beginning to leak
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Welcome to NFL schedule release week.On Thursday, the NFL will release the entire regular-season schedule for the 2026 campaign. The league is slowly unveiling select games in the coming days, including the nine international games set for the next season.We already know the first of those games, but we will be tracking those all week long as the NFL sets the stage for the 2026 campaign.What are the nine international games in 2026?As noted above, the NFL has nine slots for international games in 2026.And the league is not wasting any time in travelling abroad.Here is the full slate of international games for the 2026 season:Week 1: San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles RamsThe first international game on the 2026 schedule will be played between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers, and is the reason the Seahawks will begin their season on a Wednesday. The game between the Rams and the 49ers will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, and be the first NFL regular season game played on that continent.Due to the time difference, that game will kickoff at 10:35 a.m. local time on Friday, September 11, meaning it will start at 8:35 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, September 10.Here is what we know about the rest of the games.Week 3: Dallas Cowboys vs. Baltimore RavensThe NFL returns to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in late September, when the Baltimore Ravens square off with the Dallas Cowboys on September 27 at the Maracanã Stadium.Week 4: Indianapolis Colts vs. Washington CommandersThe Colts and the Commanders will square off in Week 4 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.Week 5: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Jacksonville JaguarsThe Jaguars will play in London on back-to-back weeks, starting in Week 5 against the Philadelphia Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Week 6: Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville JaguarsThe following week will see an AFC South showdown at Wembley Stadium in London, as the Texans square off with the Jaguars.Week 7: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New Orleans SaintsThe NFL heads to Paris for the first time, as the Steelers and Saints will meet at Stade de France in Week 7.Week 9: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta FalconsThe NFL is heading back to Spain this year, after last year saw the league visit the country for the first time for a regular-season game. On Tuesday the league confirmed that the Bengals will face the Falcons in Week 9:Week 10: New England Patriots vs. Detroit LionsThe NFL, and the Patriots, are going back to Germany. The Patriots will meet the Lions at. FC Bayern Munich Stadium in Munich on November 15.Week 11: San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota VikingsOn Wednesday the league confirmed that the 49ers will face the Vikings in Mexico City during Week 11.
Takes mentioned in this episode
- Jacksonville Jaguars team · neutral
“The Jaguars will play in London on back-to-back weeks, starting in Week 5 against the Philadelphia Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium”
Factual schedule announcement noting back-to-back international games
- Houston Texans team · neutral
“Week 6: Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars”
Factual schedule announcement for international game in London
- Jacksonville Jaguars team · neutral
“The following week will see an AFC South showdown at Wembley Stadium in London, as the Texans square off with the Jaguars”
Factual schedule announcement for second consecutive international game for Jaguars
- New England Patriots team · neutral
“Week 10: New England Patriots vs. Detroit Lions”
Factual schedule announcement for international game in Germany
- Dallas Cowboys team · neutral
“Week 3: Dallas Cowboys vs. Baltimore Ravens”
Factual schedule announcement for international game in Rio de Janeiro
- San Francisco 49ers team · neutral
“The first international game on the 2026 schedule will be played between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers”
Discussing the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule release.
- Los Angeles Rams team · neutral
“The first international game on the 2026 schedule will be played between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers”
Discussing the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule release.
- Seattle Seahawks team · neutral
“is the reason the Seahawks will begin their season on a Wednesday.”
Discussing the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule release.
- Dallas Cowboys team · neutral
“Week 3: Dallas Cowboys vs. Baltimore Ravens”
Discussing the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule release.
- Baltimore Ravens team · neutral
“Week 3: Dallas Cowboys vs. Baltimore Ravens”
Discussing the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule release.
- Indianapolis Colts team · neutral
“Week 4: Indianapolis Colts vs. Washington Commanders”
Discussing the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule release.
- Washington Commanders team · neutral
“Week 4: Indianapolis Colts vs. Wednesday Commanders.”
Discussing the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule release.
- Philadelphia Eagles team · neutral
“Week 5: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Jacksonville Jaguars”
Discussing the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule release.
- Jacksonville Jaguars team · neutral
“Week 5: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Jacksonville Jaguars”
Discussing the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule release.
- Houston Texans team · neutral
“Week 6: Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars”
Discussing the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule release.
- Pittsburgh Steelers team · neutral
“Week 7: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New Orleans Saints”
Discussing the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule release.
- San Francisco 49ers team · neutral
“The first international game on the 2026 schedule will be played between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers”
Listing of the first international game for the 2026 NFL season.
- New Orleans Saints team · neutral
“Week 7: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New Orleans Saints”
Discussing the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule release.
- Pittsburgh Steelers team · neutral
“Week 7: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New Orleans Saints”
Factual schedule announcement for first NFL game in Paris
- Detroit Lions team · neutral
“The Patriots will meet the Lions at. FC Bayern Munich Stadium in Munich on November 15”
Factual schedule announcement for international game in Germany
- San Francisco 49ers team · neutral
“Week 11: San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings”
Factual schedule announcement for international game in Mexico City
- Minnesota Vikings team · neutral
“the 49ers will face the Vikings in Mexico City during Week 11”
Factual schedule announcement for international game
- San Francisco 49ers team · neutral
“Week 1: San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams”
Factual schedule announcement for international game
- New Orleans Saints team · neutral
“the Steelers and Saints will meet at Stade de France in Week 7”
Factual schedule announcement for international game in Paris
- Los Angeles Rams team · neutral
“The first international game on the 2026 schedule will be played between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers”
Factual schedule announcement for international game in Melbourne
- Seattle Seahawks team · neutral
“is the reason the Seahawks will begin their season on a Wednesday”
Factual note about schedule impact due to international game timing
- Cincinnati Bengals team · neutral
“Week 9: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons”
Factual schedule announcement for international game in Spain
- Atlanta Falcons team · neutral
“the Bengals will face the Falcons in Week 9”
Factual schedule announcement for international game in Spain
- Baltimore Ravens team · neutral
“the Baltimore Ravens square off with the Dallas Cowboys on September 27 at the Maracanã Stadium”
Factual schedule announcement for international game in Brazil
- Indianapolis Colts team · neutral
“Week 4: Indianapolis Colts vs. Washington Commanders”
Factual schedule announcement for international game in London