The NFL releases the 2026-27 schedule for international games on Wednesday, and the full schedule on Thursday. But you can mark these on your calendar now.

The National Football League has officially announced the release date for the 2026 NFL schedule. The league will unveil all 272 regular-season games on Thursday, May 14. Several matchups have already surfaced through announcements involving international games and season openers.

Select games from the 2026 NFL schedule could be announced on Monday.

Congratulations, folks, on surviving nearly three weeks without any major news cycle takeover by the National Football League. The 2026 NFL Schedule Release is about to solve that fandom crisis.

The full 2026 NFL schedule arrives May 14. Here's what we know about release time, international games, holiday matchups and more

The National Football League announced that the 2026 NFL Schedule powered by AWS will be released on Thursday, May 14 at 8 p.m. ET.

The NFL has officially set three Week 1 games, as the entire 2026 regular season schedule will come out later this month. The schedule, which is often released during this week in May, is expected to be delayed by about a week.

The NFL will release its full nine-game international schedule next week on NFL Network's 'Good Morning Football'

How does the NFL schedule come together? Here’s a look at who creates it and what factors play a role in making it ahead of Thursday's schedule release.