NFL Season Opener

Name: NFL Season Opener
Start: 2026-09-09
End: 2026-09-09

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Wednesday night football in Seattle: the Super Bowl champion Seahawks open the NFL's 107th season.

The 2026 NFL regular season opens on Wednesday, September 9 with the Seattle Seahawks — Super Bowl LX champions — hosting the New England Patriots at Lumen Field in Seattle. The Wednesday opener is the first on that day since 2012. The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams play the first-ever NFL