🔥 Trending 2026 Sunday Night Football Schedule Revealed

The 2026 NFL season's Sunday Night Football (SNF) schedule on NBC will feature 18 games, including the NFL Kickoff game, the NFL International Game in Mexico City, the Thanksgiving Night game, and a Peacock Holiday Exclusive ⁵. While the full, detailed schedule with specific team matchups and dates for 2026 is yet to be announced as of August 2026, SNF remains a marquee primetime slot, marking its 21st season on NBC ³. Games typically air at 8:20 PM ET ¹. The "flex scheduling" rule allows the NFL to move games into the SNF slot, particularly between Weeks 5-10 (up to twice) and any week from Weeks 11-17, to ensure competitive matchups ⁴. Football fans can generally expect games on Thursday night (8:15 PM ET), Sunday afternoon (1:00 PM ET and 4:25 PM ET), Sunday night (8:20 PM ET), or Monday night (8:15 PM ET) ¹.