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2026 NFL Schedule and early leaks

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The NFL will reveal the full schedule for the 2026 season on Thursday night, but they have announced one marquee Week 1 game on Monday.

The first Sunday Night Football matchup of the season will see the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to face the Giants on NBC on September 13. It will be the eighth time in 15 seasons that the two NFC East clubs have faced each other in Week 1.
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DrDUne wrote: Mon May 11, 2026 8:27 pm No chance the Raiders play 6 primetime games.
Could it be the Mendoza effect?
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Rabidraider wrote: Tue May 12, 2026 5:28 am Could it be the Mendoza effect?
Hopefully. Bc nobody wants to see primetime Kirk Cousins.
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There is no way that is our schedule. I would love 6 prime time games but that comes with us being good enough to warrant 6 prime time games. We are not there yet.
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Attyla wrote: Tue May 12, 2026 5:41 am There is no way that is our schedule. I would love 6 prime time games but that comes with us being good enough to warrant 6 prime time games. We are not there yet.
Its definitely fake. Chiefs were just confirmed to play the Broncos Week 1, Monday night.
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BoKnows81 wrote: Tue May 12, 2026 5:43 am Its definitely fake. Chiefs were just confirmed to play the Broncos Week 1, Monday night.
That pretty much blows up that fake schedule.
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BoKnows81 wrote: Tue May 12, 2026 5:43 am Its definitely fake. Chiefs were just confirmed to play the Broncos Week 1, Monday night.
Surprised… I would think the first 6 weeks for the chiefs would be a cake walk in case Mahomes isn’t back til October
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nmonte374 wrote: Tue May 12, 2026 5:58 am Surprised… I would think the first 6 weeks for the chiefs would be a cake walk in case Mahomes isn’t back til October
That thought is the result of a fan generated belief that the league wants the Chiefs to be coddled.
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2026 NFL schedule release: Cowboys to host Eagles on Thanksgiving in Week 12 on FOX
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Strength of schedule has been released. How come the Raiders are always in the top 10 for hardest schedule? It has to be more than we’re just in the AFC West, but it always seems to me we have a tough schedule year in and year out.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026 ... -schedule/
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DrDUne wrote: Mon May 11, 2026 8:27 pm No chance the Raiders play 6 primetime games.
And two of those Thursday.
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RunOverByHubbard wrote: Tue May 12, 2026 8:43 am Strength of schedule has been released. How come the Raiders are always in the top 10 for hardest schedule? It has to be more than we’re just in the AFC West, but it always seems to me we have a tough schedule year in and year out.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026 ... -schedule/
Well quite obviously they are intentionally out to get us because The Old Man sued everyone repeatedly and they hate him for it.
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I've never put much weight into the Strength of Schedule. It's pretty much a fictious number based on past results.
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Attyla wrote: Tue May 12, 2026 8:50 am Well quite obviously they are intentionally out to get us because The Old Man sued everyone repeatedly and they hate him for it.
:wallow: At least you got this in before someone who really believed this
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Rabidraider wrote: Mon May 11, 2026 6:24 am • Thursday, Sept. 10: San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia, 8:35 p.m. ET (kickoff Friday at 10:35 a.m. local time to account for American TV time difference)
• Sunday, Sept. 13: Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants on “Sunday Night Football”
• Sunday, Sept. 27: Baltimore Ravens vs. Dallas Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In addition to that, fans know the defending champion Seattle Seahawks will open the 2026 NFL season on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Their opponent has not been chosen yet, though it’s almost certain to be another one of the league’s premier franchises.
Maybe us? Not that we are premier, but for a Mendoza sighting?
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