Week 1 of the NFL regular season opens Wednesday. Who plays NFL football games this week? What is the NFL TV schedule this weekend? Times and how to watch.

Football is finally back. After nearly seven months, the 2026 NFL season is kicking off in the same way last season ended, as we get a Super Bowl 60 rematch between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks to kick off the schedule.

Week 1 games will be spread across most of the league's usual broadcast partners — CBS, Fox, NBC, ABC and ESPN — plus one game on Netflix. See the full schedule below. Fans can stream all of them except 49ers-Rams with DIRECTV . Limited Time Only! Get MySports® for 1st mo. @ $49.99/mo. + MySports Extra on us for 1st month! Learn how.

See the NFL Week 1 TV schedule for this weekend's games.

NFL regular season officially kicks off with its first week of games starting on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The first game of the season is New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle,

Finally, Netflix will broadcast a Week 18 game on Saturday, Jan. 9. The NFL has placed two games with playoff implications on the Saturday before the final Sunday of the season in recent years, but this will be Netflix's first time hosting one of those games. The matchup won't be determined until after Week 17.

Looking for NFL football today? Here's when the 2026 season begins and the complete Monday Night Football schedule.

After the usual interminably long wait between seasons the NFL is finally back. The league even helped its fans out by starting the 2026 season a day early as t