And here's the Week 1 schedule. The slate is headlined by a Super Bowl rematch between the Patriots and Seahawks, but we've also got 49ers-Rams, Bills-Texans, Packers-Vikings, Chiefs- Broncos and Giants-Cowboys.

Bring on September!

The Giants turned to Jameis Winston — or should it be said “Winston Van Gogh” — to help reveal their 2026 schedule on Thursday. 

The ever-charismatic Winston took to Hudson Yards to give fans a chance to guess each Giants opponent based on what he was drawing on a whiteboard.

The video had several memorable moments, including when one person off-camera attempted to get a photo with Winston while wearing a Jets jersey. 

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Unlike some of the bigger productions of this NFL schedule release cycle, the Eagles kept things simple. The likes of Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts and Jordan Mailata sat around a table and discussed the schedule, which includes home matchups against the Rams and Seahawks. It's back to business for Philly.

If the 49ers can stay relatively healthy, it’s setting up for a big season in the Bay Area.

The NFL agrees, with the 49ers being featured five times in prime time during the 2026 season, including matchups against the Rams in Australia to kick off the season, and games against the Commanders on “Monday Night Football,” the Vikings on “Sunday Night Football” in Mexico City, a Thursday night matchup against the Chargers and a Sunday night home game against the Eagles in Week 17.

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The Falcons released a brilliant riff on the old "this is ESPN" videos, complete with Bijan Robinson in the team's office building and Matt "Matty Ice" Ryan, well, struggling to use an ice machine.

Watch the full video below.

Only five teams have zero primetime games next season. The Jets, as we mentioned earlier, are one. The others are the rebuilding Titans, Dolphins, Cardinals and Raiders - the latter of which could provide some box office value with Fernando Mendoza and Ashton Jeanty.

The Chiefs might have some frontrunners in their fanbase, but the Broncos took that trope to another level with a "To Catch a Predator" spinoff in their schedule release video.

Aptly titled "To Catch a Bandwagon Fan", the segment sees a fan interrogated for also being a Yankees and Lakers fan. We'll just let you watch.

The Jaguars announced their new schedule with... Trevor Lawrence getting a haircut. The Jacksonville passer has shed his trademark locks - unless the Jags are playing a trick on us.

While only one of Fernando Mendoza and Kirk Cousins can start the season under center, they seem to be getting along just fine. The Raiders set the passers up in a Step Brothers-style video, and they absolutely nailed their acting assignments.

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Let’s just say the Rams got no favors from the league office, which feels determined to showcase one of the NFL’s headliner franchises. It’s certainly a compliment, but it presents navigational challenges for coach Sean McVay and the Rams’ front office.  

They play nine teams that reached the playoffs last year, including their season opener against the 49ers in Melbourne, Australia. They will play a minimum of seven prime-time games and are scheduled to play on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and potentially Saturday.

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While the Chiefs sweat out the return of Patrick Mahomes, they lightened the mood a bit with a QVC-themed video featuring actor Rob Riggle - and a cameo from Donna Kelce.

Circle your calendars for Week 7 at Seahawks and Week 12 at the Bills.

We wrote before about how the Jets had a rather tame, painting-centric schedule release video. Carolina went in a different direction. Following their first playoff appearance since 2017, Carolina are seemingly feeling brash, as they announced their scheduling by blowing up a mascot/item representing each of their opponents. Bulletin board material, surely.