For the 21st year in a row, the NFL will play three games on Thanksgiving. For the 49th year in a row, the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys will each play in one of them.
The 2026 NFL schedule release has revealed the two teams set to visit Detroit and Dallas for Turkey Day this year. In addition, the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills are bracing for a primetime Thanksgiving matchup to round out the slate.
In addition to the three games on Thanksgiving, the 2026 NFL season will also be the fourth in a row with a game on Black Friday, streamed on Amazon Prime Video. This year, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Denver Broncos on the day after Thanksgiving.
There is also an additional game on “Thanksgiving Eve.” The Los Angeles Rams will host the Green Bay Packers in that Wednesday night game on Netflix.
NFL Thanksgiving games 2026
- Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
- Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m. ET, Fox
- Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
The Lions will play their 86th Thanksgiving game in 2026 against the Bears. The Cowboys are set to host the Eagles in 2026 for their 59th game on Turkey Day.
To cap off the Thanksgiving slate this November, the Buffalo Bills are hosting the Kansas City Chiefs in primetime. It is the 12th time the Bills are playing on Thanksgiving and the 12th time for the Chiefs – and second year in a row.
Full 2026 NFL schedule
To see the full, 18-week schedule for the 2026 NFL season, click here.
Team-by-team 2026 NFL schedule
- Arizona Cardinals
- Atlanta Falcons
- Baltimore Ravens
- Buffalo Bills
- Carolina Panthers
- Chicago Bears
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Cleveland Browns
- Dallas Cowboys
- Denver Broncos
- Detroit Lions
- Green Bay Packers
- Houston Texans
- Indianapolis Colts
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Los Angeles Rams
- Miami Dolphins
- Minnesota Vikings
- New England Patriots
- New Orleans Saints
- New York Giants
- New York Jets
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- San Francisco 49ers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Tennessee Titans
- Washington Commanders
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Who is playing on Thanksgiving? NFL schedule, games for 2026
