The 2026 NFL season started on Wednesday with the Seattle Seahawks beating the New England Patriots, then traveled to Australia on Thursday night/Friday morning as the San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams. Two games have already been played, but we are now on to Sunday, with the majority of the schedule set to be played today.
We have 13 games on tap today, starting with eight kicking off at 1 p.m. Eastern. In the late-afternoon slot, four games start at 4:25 p.m. Eastern, including the Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders game. The day ends with the Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants game at 8:20 p.m. Eastern on Sunday Night Football.
Our contributor picks are in for Week 1. You can check them out below, as well as join in the season-long pool. Can the community here on The Phinsider beat our contributors?
Week 1 – Thursday night
1 p.m. Eastern
Chicago Bears (-3) at Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals (-3.5)
New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions (-6.5)
Buffalo Bills (-1.5) at Houston Texans
Baltimore Ravens (-3.5) at Indianapolis Colts
Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars (-8.5)
Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers (-6.5)
New York Jets at Tennessee Titans (-1.5)
4:25 p.m. Eastern
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers (-8.5)
Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders (-3)
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings (-1.5)
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles (-5.5)
8:20 p.m. Eastern
Dallas Cowboys (-3) at New York Giants
All odds via FanDuel Sportsbook
Make sure you check out the new SB Nation app – it works so well, especially for the game chats. If you have not downloaded it yet, you can check it out here:
Apple store
Android store
You will just log in to the app with the same account you use on the full version of the site.
2026 Standings
(Through Thursday, Week 1)
Marek Brave (2-0)
Kevin Nogle (2-0)
Sumeet Jena (1-1)
James McKinney (1-1)
The Phinsider Community (1-1)
