NFL Coverage Map
2026 NFL Season

NFL Coverage Map Week 1

Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season has 16 games, from Wednesday, September 9 to Monday, September 14. It opens with New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks (8:20 PM ET) and ends with Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs.

12 games are in Sunday afternoon regional windows (8 in the early window and 4 in the late window), where CBS and FOX send different games to different parts of the country — these are the games a coverage map is for. The other 4 games have a time slot to themselves: Patriots at Seahawks (Wed), 49ers at Rams (Thursday Night), Cowboys at Giants (Sunday Night) and Broncos at Chiefs (Monday Night).

Our data feed currently lists a US TV channel or streaming service (besides NFL Sunday Ticket) for 9 of 16 games.

All games are final, and 1 game went to overtime. The highest-scoring game was Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers (59–37).

Last updated: Schedule data: third-party sports data feedTV listings: listed by our data provider (may be incomplete)Geographic coverage data: not available — why

Week 1 NFL coverage map

Map of the United States marking the stadium of each of the 15 US-hosted games. Blue markers are games in a shared Sunday afternoon regional window; amber markers are standalone time slots.SEACINDETTENINDPITCARJAXHOULVMINPHILACNYGKC
  • Regional window (several games at once)
  • Standalone window (only game in its slot)
  • Away team travelling from its home market

Markers show where each game is played — this is not a broadcast-area map. Our data source does not publish which regions receive each game, so we do not draw them. Not shown on the map: 49ers vs Rams (Melbourne).

Week 1 games and TV coverage

WedWed, Sep 9 · 8:20 PM ET · 1 game · Standalone window

Thursday NightThu, Sep 10 · 8:35 PM ET · 1 game · Standalone window

Sunday Early AfternoonSun, Sep 13 · 1:00 PM ET · 8 games · Regional window

Sunday Late AfternoonSun, Sep 13 · 4:25 PM ET · 4 games · Regional window

Sunday NightSun, Sep 13 · 8:20 PM ET · 1 game · Standalone window

Monday NightMon, Sep 14 · 8:15 PM ET · 1 game · Standalone window

Week 1 TV channels (listed)

Channels listed in our data feed for US viewers. Paramount+ streams CBS games and NFL Sunday Ticket carries out-of-market Sunday afternoon games; listings can be incomplete.

Listed US channels, Week 1 2026
ChannelGames listed
NFL Sunday Ticket16
Paramount+7
NBC (WCAU Philadelphia only)2
Universo2
WBAL TV2
WVTM 132
WWBT2
ABC1
ESPN1
ESPN 21
ESPN Deportes1
Peacock Premium1
Telemundo1

Week 1 NFL coverage FAQ

What NFL games are on TV in Week 1 of the 2026 season?

Week 1 has 16 games. Games with their own time slot: New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks (Wednesday 8:20 PM ET), San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams (Thursday 8:35 PM ET), Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants (Sunday 8:20 PM ET) and Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs (Monday 8:15 PM ET). The other 12 games are split across Sunday afternoon regional windows (8 early, 4 late), so which ones you can watch on local CBS or FOX depends on your market.

When does Week 1 start and end?

The first Week 1 game is New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday, September 9 (8:20 PM ET). The last is Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, September 14.

Which TV channels are listed for Week 1?

Our data feed lists these US channels for Week 1 so far: NFL Sunday Ticket (16 games), Paramount+ (7 games), NBC (WCAU Philadelphia only) (2 games), Universo (2 games), WBAL TV (2 games), WVTM 13 (2 games), WWBT (2 games), Telemundo (1 game), Peacock Premium (1 game), ABC (1 game), ESPN (1 game), ESPN 2 (1 game) and ESPN Deportes (1 game). Listings can be incomplete, so check your local guide as well.