NFL, 2026
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The NFL announced team-by-team opponents and select prime-time games for the 2026 preseason on Thursday. For the fifth consecutive season, all but two teams will play three preseason games before the regular season kicks off on Sept.
The Commanders' hopes of building off the surprising success of their 2024 season took a hit when star quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered his first injury of the 2025 campaign in Week 2 and was eventually limited to just seven games on the year.
The 2026 NFL strength of schedule rankings are revealed ahead of the season and several non-playoff teams from last season benefit greatly. Several notable NFL teams missed the postseason in 2025, including the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs.
The drips and drabs of the 2026 NFL regular-season schedule announcement the past few weeks have led us to here, where the schedule is finally released and fans — and media — are furiously booking flights and hotels across the country.
Coming off a resurgent 2025 despite injuries to many key players, the San Francisco 49ers have their sights set on getting back to the Super Bowl going into the 2026 season.
League exec Hans Schroeder explains this season’s unique challenges, from the Australia game in Week 1 to new time slots around holidays.
From meetings that could have been an email to signature fragrances, NFL teams show off their creativity with this season's batch of schedule release videos.
Perhaps no team in the NFL has been as consistently good as the Buffalo Bills over the past seven seasons, so it comes as no surprise that reaching and winning a Super Bowl remains their primary goal entering the 2026 season.