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2026 NFL Schedule Powered by AWS to be Released Thursday, May 14
The 2026 NFL schedule powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) will be released on Thursday, May 14, at 8 p.m. ET.
Full live reveal and analysis of the 2026 NFL schedule can be seen on NFL Network, ESPN2, the ESPN App and NFL+. Additional live coverage of the schedule release will also be available on the NFL Channel on FAST platforms. The NFL Channel is available on Amazon FireTV, Amazon Prime Video, LG, NFL.com, NFL App, Peacock, Plex, Pluto, Roku, Samsung, TCL, Tubi, Vizio and Xumo.
Ahead of the release of the full 2026 schedule on May 14, the League’s broadcast partners will announce select games throughout the week leading up to the full release.
Learn more about how the NFL schedule is created.
The remaining 2026 International Games will be announced on Wednesday, May 13, at 9 a.m. ET on Good Morning Football on NFL Network. This season, a record nine international contests will be played across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums.
2026 International Markets (*Designates a new market/city for 2026):
- London, U.K. (two games in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, one in Wembley Stadium)
- Madrid, Spain (Bernabéu Stadium – home to Real Madrid C.F.)
- Melbourne, Australia* (Melbourne Cricket Ground; San Francisco 49ers versus Los Angeles Rams)
- Mexico City (Estadio Banorte)
- Munich (FC Bayern Munich Stadium)
- Paris* (Stade de France Stadium)
- Rio De Janeiro* (Maracanã Stadium; Baltimore Ravens vs. Dallas Cowboys)
Learn more about the NFL International Games.
The NFL uses the power of Amazon Web Services (AWS) for its schedule-making process. There are approximately a quadrillion possible schedule combinations each NFL season and over 26,000 factors to take into consideration such as stadium availability, travel requirements, primetime games, competitive fairness and division rivalries. The NFL uses AWS to run high performance computing workloads to find the best possible schedule each year. For more information, click here.
For additional information regarding the release of the 2026 NFL schedule, click here.
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