NFL announces broadcast assignments for week 1 of the 2026 season
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 9, 2026, 1:45 PM
Last updated Sep 9, 2026

The 2026 NFL season kicks off with a series of national and regional television broadcasts scheduled throughout the opening week. Action begins on Wednesday night with the New England Patriots facing the Seattle Seahawks on NBC. Netflix carries the Thursday night contest between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams. Sunday features a full slate of games on CBS and FOX, capped by an NBC Sunday night matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. The week concludes Monday night with the Denver Broncos playing the Kansas City Chiefs on ABC and ESPN. Viewers can access specific regional coverage maps via 506sports.com to determine which local games will be broadcast in their area. Networks have finalized their announcing teams for all games to support the season-opening schedule.
- •NBC airs the season opener between New England and Seattle on Wednesday night.
- •Netflix broadcasts the San Francisco versus Los Angeles game on Thursday night.
- •Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Lisa Salters call Monday night's game on ABC and ESPN.
- •Regional broadcast maps for Sunday games are available through 506sports.com.
- 1:45 PMYahoo Sports — TV broadcast maps and announcers for Week 1 of the 2026 season
"Here are the television broadcast maps and announcers for the Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season . . .
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