Overview
- There are no NFL games on Sunday, Sept. 6, making that the last Sunday without league play until after the Super Bowl.
- The season opens Wednesday, Sept. 9 with a Super Bowl rematch as the New England Patriots visit the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle on NBC.
- The NFL plays its first Week 1 international game on Thursday, Sept. 10 when the San Francisco 49ers face the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne and the game is streamed on Netflix.
- Week 1 concludes with a full Sunday slate on Sept. 13 that uses traditional national windows for afternoon games and features Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET with the Dallas Cowboys at the New York Giants.
- Broadcast rights are spread across NBC/Peacock, CBS, Fox, ESPN/ABC, Prime Video and Netflix this season, which will force fans to navigate multiple apps and time zones as the league expands its international schedule.