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NFL Schedule 2026–27 — Season Dates, Playoffs, Super Bowl
When does the NFL season start, when are the playoffs, and how to add games to your calendar.
Key dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Preseason starts | August 6, 2026 (Hall of Fame Game) |
| Kickoff Game (regular season) | September 10, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving games | November 26, 2026 (3 games) |
| Regular season ends | January 3, 2027 |
| Wild Card Round | January 9–11, 2027 |
| Divisional Round | January 16–17, 2027 |
| Conference Championships | January 24, 2027 |
| Pro Bowl Games | February 1, 2027 |
| Super Bowl LXI | February 7, 2027 (Inglewood, CA) |
| Draft | April 22–24, 2027 (Pittsburgh) |
Season structure
The NFL regular season runs 18 weeks with each of the 32 teams playing 17 games and getting one bye week. Games are concentrated on Sunday afternoons, with the prime-time Sunday Night Football game on NBC, Monday Night Football on ESPN/ABC, and Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime.
Seven teams from each conference make the playoffs — four division winners plus three wild cards. The top seed in each conference gets a first-round bye. Playoff games are spread across three weekends in January, followed by Conference Championships and the Super Bowl.
How to subscribe
The NFL doesn't publish a single official iCal/ICS feed for all games. To subscribe to your team's schedule:
- ESPN team pages include a "Subscribe" button that exports an .ics file (e.g., espn.com/nfl/team/schedule).
- Google Calendar doesn't have an official NFL calendar, but searching "NFL schedule ical" turns up community-maintained feeds (verify before subscribing).
- Apple News+ Sports and the NFL app push notifications without requiring calendar integration.