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The 2016 NFL season will kick off with a Super Bowl 50 rematch between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers on Thursday, Sept. 8, at Sports Authority Field in Denver. The 17-week, 256-game regular-season schedule, which concludes Jan. 1 with 16 division games, was released by the league on Thursday night.
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The Broncos-Panthers game is the first Super Bowl rematch on the opening weekend of the season since 1970 when the Kansas City Chiefs and the Minnesota Vikings met.
"I think it's great," Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said. "It's a big challenge for our team. It gets our attention really quick.
"We know that we're going to have to have a really good offseason. We've got some changes going on with our football team, but our standard will be the same. We'll look forward to it."
Also on the opening weekend schedule is a clash between conference championship game participants New England and Arizona on Sunday night, Sept. 11. The Patriots haven't played the Cardinals on the road since 2004 and never at University of Phoenix Stadium, where New England has appeared twice in Super Bowls.
In Week 2, the Rams will play their first regular-season game in Los Angeles since moving back from St. Louis after last season, facing off against the Seattle Seahawks in a Sunday afternoon start.
The Minnesota Vikings open their new U.S. Bank Stadium in a Sunday night game during Week 2 against the Green Bay Packers. Minnesota is seeking back-to-back NFC North titles, which was last accomplished by the Vikings in 2008-09.
The annual Thanksgiving tripleheader on Thursday, Nov. 24, features the Vikings against the Detroit Lions in the opener, the Washington Redskins at the Dallas Cowboys and then the Indianapolis Colts playing host to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the nightcap.
Most Week 16 games will be played on Christmas Eve with the exception of the Steelers-Baltimore Ravens and the Chiefs-Broncos games on Christmas Day, which falls on a Sunday.
The league's three games in London will be the Jacksonville Jaguars against the Colts on Oct. 2 at Wembley Stadium, the Rams against the New York Giants on Oct. 23 at Twickenham Stadium, and the Cincinnati Bengals against the Redskins on Oct. 30 at Wembley.
On Nov. 21, the Oakland Raiders and the Houston Texans will travel to Mexico City for the first Monday night game to be played outside the United States.
2016 NFL SCHEDULE
(Games grouped by start times and listed alphabetically by home team. All times ET.)
WEEK 1
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., FOX
Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS
Chicago Bears at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., FOX
Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., FOX
San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS
Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., FOX
Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS
Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., CBS
Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., FOX
Miami Dolphins at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m., CBS
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts, 4:25 p.m., FOX
New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, September 12, 2016
Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins, 7:10 p.m., ESPN
Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers, 10:20 p.m., ESPN
WEEK 2
Thursday, September 15, 2016
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills, 8:25 p.m., CBS/NFLN/Twitter
Sunday, September 18, 2016
San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., FOX
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS
Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., CBS
Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants, 1 p.m., FOX
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., FOX
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m., FOX
Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m., FOX
Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars at San Diego Chargers, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, September 19, 2016
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
WEEK 3
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Houston Texans at New England Patriots, 8:25 p.m., CBS/NFLN/Twitter
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., FOX
Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., FOX
Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., FOX
Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS
Cleveland Browns at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS
Washington Redskins at New York Giants, 1 p.m., FOX
Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m., FOX
Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:05 p.m., FOX
San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts, 4:25 p.m., CBS
New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, September 26, 2016
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
WEEK 4
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:25 p.m., NFLN
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars (London), 9:30 a.m., CBS
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., FOX
Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., FOX
Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS
Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets, 1 p.m., FOX
Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., CBS
Denver Broncos at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:05 p.m., CBS
Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., FOX
New Orleans Saints at San Diego Chargers, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, October 3, 2016
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Byes: Green Bay, Philadelphia
WEEK 5
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers, 8:25 p.m., CBS/NFLN/Twitter
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., FOX
New England Patriots at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS
Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., FOX
Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., FOX
Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS
Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., CBS
New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS
Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m., FOX
Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m., CBS
San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders, 4:25 p.m., CBS
New York Giants at Green Bay Packers *, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, October 10, 2016
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Byes: Jacksonville, Kansas City, New Orleans, Seattle
WEEK 6
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers, 8:25 p.m., CBS/NFLN/Twitter
Sunday, October 16, 2016
San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., FOX
Jacksonville Jaguars at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., CBS
Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., FOX
Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS
Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., FOX
Baltimore Ravens at New York Giants, 1 p.m., CBS
Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., FOX
Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders, 4:05 p.m., CBS
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans *, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, October 17, 2016
New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Byes: Minnesota, Tampa Bay
WEEK 7
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, 8:25 p.m., CBS/NFLN/Twitter
Sunday, October 23, 2016
New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams (London), 9:30 a.m., NFLN
Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS
Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., FOX
Oakland Raiders at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS
New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., FOX
Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS
Baltimore Ravens at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS
Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., FOX
Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS
San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons, 4:05 p.m., FOX
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m., FOX
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals *, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, October 24, 2016
Houston Texans at Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Byes: Carolina, Dallas
WEEK 8
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans, 8:25 p.m., NFLN
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals (London), 9:30 a.m., FOX
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., FOX
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS
New York Jets at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS
Detroit Lions at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., FOX
Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS
Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., FOX
Oakland Raiders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., CBS
San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m., CBS
Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys *, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, October 31, 2016
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Byes: Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, NY Giants, Pittsburgh, San Francisco
WEEK 9
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:25 p.m., NFLN
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS
Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., FOX
Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS
New York Jets at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., FOX
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants, 1 p.m., FOX
Carolina Panthers at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m., FOX
New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m., FOX
Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders *, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, November 7, 2016
Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Byes: Arizona, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, New England, Washington
WEEK 10
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens, 8:25 p.m., NFLN
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., CBS
Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS
Denver Broncos at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., CBS
Los Angeles Rams at New York Jets, 1 p.m., FOX
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., FOX
Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., FOX
Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., FOX
Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., FOX
Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers, 4:05 p.m., CBS
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots *, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, November 14, 2016
Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Byes: Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis, Oakland
WEEK 11
Thursday, November 17, 2016
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers, 8:25 p.m., NBC/NFLN/Twitter
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., FOX
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS
Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., CBS
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., FOX
Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., FOX
Chicago Bears at New York Giants, 1 p.m., FOX
Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m., FOX
New England Patriots at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins *, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, November 21, 2016
Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders (Mexico City), 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Byes: Atlanta, Denver, NY Jets, San Diego
WEEK 12
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m., CBS
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m., FOX
Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., FOX
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS
Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., CBS
New York Giants at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., FOX
San Diego Chargers at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS
San Francisco 49ers at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., FOX
Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., FOX
Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:05 p.m., FOX
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Carolina Panthers at Oakland Raiders, 4:25 p.m., CBS
New England Patriots at New York Jets *, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, November 28, 2016
Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
WEEK 13
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings, 8:25 p.m., NBC/NFLN/Twitter
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., CBS
Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS
San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., FOX
Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., FOX
Houston Texans at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., CBS
Denver Broncos at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS
Los Angeles Rams at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., FOX
Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., FOX
Buffalo Bills at Oakland Raiders, 4:05 p.m., CBS
Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., FOX
New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Diego Chargers, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks *, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, December 5, 2016
Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Byes: Cleveland, Tennessee
WEEK 14
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:25 p.m., NBC/NFLN/Twitter
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS
San Diego Chargers at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., FOX
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., FOX
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS
Minnesota Vikings at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., FOX
Arizona Cardinals at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., FOX
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., FOX
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., FOX
Denver Broncos at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS
New York Jets at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m., CBS
Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants *, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, December 12, 2016
Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
WEEK 15
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks, 8:25 p.m., NBC/NFLN/Twitter
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets, 8:25 p.m., NFLN
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., FOX
Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., FOX
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., FOX
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS
Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS
Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., CBS
Detroit Lions at New York Giants, 1 p.m., FOX
New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m., FOX
San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons, 4:05 p.m., FOX
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals *, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, December 19, 2016
Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
WEEK 16
Thursday, December 22, 2016
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:25 p.m., NBC/NFLN/Twitter
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., FOX
Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., FOX
San Diego Chargers at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., FOX
Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS
New York Jets at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., FOX
Indianapolis Colts at Oakland Raiders, 4:05 p.m., CBS
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans, 8:25 p.m., NFLN
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:30 p.m., NFLN
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, December 26, 2016
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
WEEK 17
Sunday, January 1, 2017
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., FOX
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., FOX
Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., FOX
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., FOX
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., FOX
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS
New York Giants at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., FOX
Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m., FOX
* -- Sunday night games in Weeks 5-15 subject to change; Week 17 game TBD
POSTSEASON
AFC and NFC wild-card playoffs
Saturday, January 7 and Sunday, January 8, 2017
AFC and NFC divisional playoffs
Saturday, January 14 and Sunday, January 15, 2017
AFC and NFC Championship Games
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Super Bowl LI
Sunday, February 5, 2017, FOX
