The first full Sunday of the 2026 NFL season features 13 games on September 13, beginning with eight 1 p.m. ET kickoffs and ending with Dallas visiting the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football.
The NFL’s official Week 1 schedule confirms all 13 Sunday matchups and kickoff windows. CBS Sports independently lists the same Sunday slate.
All times below are Eastern Time.
NFL games at 1 p.m. ET
Eight games make up the early Sunday window:
- Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers — 1 p.m. ET — FOX
- Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts — 1 p.m. ET — CBS
- Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans — 1 p.m. ET — CBS
- Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers — 1 p.m. ET — FOX
- Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars — 1 p.m. ET — CBS
- New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions — 1 p.m. ET — FOX
- New York Jets at Tennessee Titans — 1 p.m. ET
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals — 1 p.m. ET — FOX
The NFL’s Week 1 listing confirms the eight early games and identifies FOX or CBS for seven of them on its current national schedule page.
Buffalo-Houston and Baltimore-Indianapolis help anchor the CBS portion of the early window, while Atlanta-Pittsburgh, Chicago-Carolina, New Orleans-Detroit and Tampa Bay-Cincinnati appear in the FOX group.
For Jets-Titans, the matchup and 1 p.m. kickoff are confirmed, but this article does not assign a network where the current schedule sources reviewed do not clearly provide one.
Four games kick off at 4:25 p.m. ET
The late-afternoon schedule contains four games:
- Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers — 4:25 p.m. ET — CBS
- Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings — 4:25 p.m. ET — CBS
- Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders — 4:25 p.m. ET — FOX
- Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles — 4:25 p.m. ET — FOX
Those four matchups and their network assignments are listed on the NFL’s official Week 1 schedule.
Two divisional matchups stand out in this window. Green Bay opens on the road against NFC North rival Minnesota, while Washington visits Philadelphia in the NFC East.
Cowboys-Giants gets the Sunday Night Football opener
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants — 8:20 p.m. ET — NBC
Sunday concludes with Dallas traveling to MetLife Stadium to face the Giants in the 2026 Sunday Night Football opener.
The NFL officially announced the Week 1 matchup for September 13 at 8:20 p.m. ET. The league lists NBC as the television network, with Peacock and NFL+ also included among its viewing options for the prime-time game.
CBS Sports’ published 2026 Sunday Night Football schedule also lists Cowboys-Giants as the Week 1 SNF matchup.
It is the only Sunday game scheduled for the 8:20 p.m. ET prime-time window.
Complete NFL Sunday schedule for September 13
| Time ET | Matchup |
|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1:00 PM | Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts |
| 1:00 PM | Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans |
| 1:00 PM | Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers |
| 1:00 PM | Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1:00 PM | New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions |
| 1:00 PM | New York Jets at Tennessee Titans |
| 1:00 PM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| 4:25 PM | Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers |
| 4:25 PM | Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings |
| 4:25 PM | Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders |
| 4:25 PM | Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles |
| 8:20 PM | Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants |
The official NFL schedule confirms that the Sunday slate is divided into eight 1 p.m. games, four 4:25 p.m. games and the 8:20 p.m. Sunday Night Football matchup.
Week 1 continues Monday night
Sunday does not close the entire NFL Week 1 schedule.
Denver visits Kansas City on Monday, September 14 at 8:15 p.m. ET, according to the NFL’s Week 1 schedule.
That game is outside this Sunday-specific guide but completes the opening week after Sunday’s 13-game slate.
Kickoff times and distribution information can change. Readers looking for a specific game should check the NFL or participating teams for the latest local viewing information before kickoff.
