After the first week of free agency and the NFL Draft, perhaps no event during the offseason garners more attention than the release of the upcoming year's schedule for every team. The league released those details on Tuesday.
As has become customary in recent years, the defending Super Bowl champions -- the New England Patriots -- will kick off the season on Thursday, Sept. 10, against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The defending champion has played in the first game of the season each year since 2004. It provides the team an opportunity to raise its new championship banner before a huge, nationwide audience. The Patriots last hosted the regular season kickoff game in 2005, a 30-20 win over the Oakland Raiders.
The schedule release also allows fans to plan for the must-see games. The Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers are set for a Week 2 rematch of last season's NFC Championship. In that tilt, the Packers blew a double-digit lead in the final five minutes to allow the Seahawks to move on to the Super Bowl. Other marquee games include the latest Andrew Luck-Peyton Manning duel on Nov. 8 in Week 9.
There will also be games that turn out to be incredibly meaningful even though they don't appear so at this time. Certainly, the Atlanta Falcons' Week 13 upset of the Arizona Cardinals last year opened up the NFC West for the Seahawks to come storming back into the division crown.
Games played in primetime Sunday slots are subject to change. As in 2014, the NFL allows the networks to flex in different games based on team performance or other significant factors. Last season, the Cleveland Browns' Week 15 game was flexed into the afternoon slot when the team announced that Johnny Manziel would make his first professional start.
Here is a complete look at the 2015 NFL schedule.
Week 1 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
9/10 |
8:30 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
New England Patriots |
9/13 |
1 p.m. |
Green Bay Packers |
Chicago Bears |
9/13 |
1 p.m. |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Houston Texans |
9/13 |
1 p.m. |
Cleveland Browns |
New York Jets |
9/13 |
1 p.m. |
Indianapolis Colts |
Buffalo Bills |
9/13 |
1 p.m. |
Miami Dolphins |
Washington |
9/13 |
1 p.m. |
Carolina Panthers |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
9/13 |
1 p.m. |
Seattle Seahawks |
St. Louis Rams |
9/13 |
4:05 p.m. |
New Orleans Saints |
Arizona Cardinals |
9/13 |
4:05 p.m. |
Detroit Lions |
San Diego Chargers |
9/13 |
4:25 p.m. |
Tennessee Titans |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
9/13 |
4:25 p.m. |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Oakland Raiders |
9/13 |
4:25 p.m. |
Baltimore Ravens |
Denver Broncos |
9/13 |
8:30 p.m. |
New York Giants |
Dallas Cowboys |
9/14 |
7:10 p.m. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Atlanta Falcons |
9/14 |
10:20 p.m. |
Minnesota Vikings |
San Francisco 49ers |
Week 2 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
9/17 |
8:25 p.m. |
Denver Broncos |
Kansas City Chiefs |
9/20 |
1 p.m. |
Houston Texans |
Carolina Panthers |
9/20 |
1 p.m. |
San Francisco 49ers |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
9/20 |
1 p.m. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
New Orleans Saints |
9/20 |
1 p.m. |
Detroit Lions |
Minnesota Vikings |
9/20 |
1 p.m. |
Arizona Cardinals |
Chicago Bears |
9/20 |
1 p.m. |
New England Patriots |
Buffalo Bills |
9/20 |
1 p.m. |
San Diego Chargers |
Cincinnati Bengals |
9/20 |
1 p.m. |
Tennesse Titans |
Cleveland Browns |
9/20 |
1 p.m. |
Atlanta Falcons |
New York Giants |
9/20 |
1 p.m. |
St. Louis Rams |
Washington |
9/20 |
4:05 p.m. |
Miami Dolphins |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
9/20 |
4:05 p.m. |
Baltimore Ravens |
Oakland Raiders |
9/20 |
4:25 p.m. |
Dallas Cowboys |
Philadelphia Eagles |
9/20 |
8:30 p.m. |
Seattle Seahawks |
Green Bay Packers |
9/21 |
8:30 p.m. |
New York Jets |
Indianapolis Colts |
Week 3 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
9/24 |
8:25 p.m. |
Washington |
New York Giants |
9/27 |
1 p.m. |
Atlanta Falcons |
Dallas Cowboys |
9/27 |
1 p.m. |
Indianapolis Colts |
Tennessee Titans |
9/27 |
1 p.m. |
Oakland Raiders |
Cleveland Browns |
9/27 |
1 p.m. |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Baltimore Ravens |
9/27 |
1 p.m. |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
New England Patriots |
9/27 |
1 p.m. |
New Orleans Saints |
Carolina Panthers |
9/27 |
1 p.m. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
New York Jets |
9/27 |
1 p.m. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Houston Texans |
9/27 |
1 p.m. |
San Diego Chargers |
Minnesota Vikings |
9/27 |
1 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
St. Louis Rams |
9/27 |
4:05 p.m. |
San Francisco 49ers |
Arizona Cardinals |
9/27 |
4:25 p.m. |
Buffalo Bills |
Miami Dolphins |
9/27 |
4:25 p.m. |
Chicago Bears |
Seattle Seahawks |
9/27 |
8:30 p.m. |
Denver Broncos |
Detroit Lions |
9/28 |
8:30 p.m. |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Green Bay Packers |
Week 4 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
10/1 |
8:25 p.m. |
Baltimore Ravens |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
10/4 |
9:30 a.m. |
New York Jets |
Miami Dolphins |
10/4 |
1 p.m. |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Indianapolis Colts |
10/4 |
1 p.m. |
New York Giants |
Buffalo Bills |
10/4 |
1 p.m. |
Carolina Panthers |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
10/4 |
1 p.m. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Washington |
10/4 |
1 p.m. |
Oakland Raiders |
Chicago Bears |
10/4 |
1 p.m. |
Houston Texans |
Atlanta Falcons |
10/4 |
1 p.m. |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Cincinnati Bengals |
10/4 |
4:05 p.m. |
Cleveland Browns |
San Diego Chargers |
10/4 |
4:25 p.m. |
Green Bay Packers |
San Francisco 49ers |
10/4 |
4:25 p.m. |
St. Louis Rams |
Arizona Cardinals |
10/4 |
4:25 p.m. |
Minnesota Vikings |
Denver Broncos |
10/4 |
8:30 p.m. |
Dallas Cowboys |
New Orleans Saints |
10/5 |
8:30 p.m. |
Detroit Lions |
Seattle Seahawks |
Week 5 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
10/8 |
8:25 p.m. |
Indianapolis Colts |
Houston Texans |
10/11 |
1 p.m. |
Chicago Bears |
Kansas City Chiefs |
10/11 |
1 p.m. |
Seattle Seahawks |
Cincinnati Bengals |
10/11 |
1 p.m. |
Washington |
Atlanta Falcons |
10/11 |
1 p.m. |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
10/11 |
1 p.m. |
New Orleans Saints |
Philadelphia Eagles |
10/11 |
1 p.m. |
Cleveland Browns |
Baltimore Ravens |
10/11 |
1 p.m. |
St. Louis Rams |
Green Bay Packers |
10/11 |
1 p.m. |
Buffalo Bills |
Tennessee Titans |
10/11 |
4:05 p.m. |
Arizona Cardinals |
Detroit Lions |
10/11 |
4:25 p.m. |
New England Patriots |
Dallas Cowboys |
10/11 |
4:25 p.m. |
Denver Broncos |
Oakland Raiders |
10/11 |
8:30 p.m. |
San Francisco 49ers |
New York Giants |
10/12 |
8:30 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
San Diego Chargers |
Week 6 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
10/15 |
8:25 p.m. |
Atlanta Falcons |
New Orleans Saints |
10/18 |
1 p.m. |
Washington |
New York Jets |
10/18 |
1 p.m. |
Arizona Cardinals |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
10/18 |
1 p.m. |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Minnesota Vikings |
10/18 |
1 p.m. |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Buffalo Bills |
10/18 |
1 p.m. |
Chicago Bears |
Detroit Lions |
10/18 |
1 p.m. |
Denver Broncos |
Cleveland Browns |
10/18 |
1 p.m. |
Houston Texans |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
10/18 |
1 p.m. |
Miami Dolphins |
Tennessee Titans |
10/18 |
4:05 p.m. |
Carolina Panthers |
Seattle Seahawks |
10/18 |
4:25 p.m. |
San Diego Chargers |
Green Bay Packers |
10/18 |
4:25 p.m. |
Baltimore Ravens |
San Francisco 49ers |
10/18 |
8:30 p.m. |
New England Patriots |
Indianapolis Colts |
10/19 |
8:30 p.m. |
New York Giants |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Week 7 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
10/22 |
8:25 p.m. |
Seattle Seahawks |
San Francisco 49ers |
10/25 |
9:30 a.m. |
Buffalo Bills |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
10/25 |
1 p.m. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Washington |
10/25 |
1 p.m. |
Atlanta Falcons |
Tennessee Titans |
10/25 |
1 p.m. |
New Orleans Saints |
Indianapolis Colts |
10/25 |
1 p.m. |
Minnesota Vikings |
Detroit Lions |
10/25 |
1 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Kansas City Chiefs |
10/25 |
1 p.m. |
Cleveland Browns |
St. Louis Rams |
10/25 |
1 p.m. |
Houston Texans |
Miami Dolphins |
10/25 |
1 p.m. |
New York Jets |
New England Patriots |
10/25 |
4:05 p.m. |
Oakland Raiders |
San Diego Chargers |
10/25 |
4:25 p.m. |
Dallas Cowboys |
New York Giants |
10/25 |
8:30 p.m. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Carolina Panthers |
10/26 |
8:30 p.m. |
Baltimore Ravens |
Arizona Cardinals |
Week 8 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
10/29 |
8:25 p.m. |
Miami Dolphins |
New England Patriots |
11/1 |
9:30 a.m. |
Detroit Lions |
Kansas City Chiefs |
11/1 |
1 p.m. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Atlanta Falcons |
11/1 |
1 p.m. |
Arizona Cardinals |
Cleveland Browns |
11/1 |
1 p.m. |
San Francisco 49ers |
St. Louis Rams |
11/1 |
1 p.m. |
New York Giants |
New Orleans Saints |
11/1 |
1 p.m. |
Minnesota Vikings |
Chicago Bears |
11/1 |
1 p.m. |
San Diego Chargers |
Baltimore Ravens |
11/1 |
1 p.m. |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
11/1 |
1 p.m. |
Tennesse Titans |
Houston Texans |
11/1 |
4:05 p.m. |
New York Jets |
Oakland Raiders |
11/1 |
4:25 p.m. |
Seattle Seahawks |
Dallas Cowboys |
11/1 |
8:30 p.m. |
Green Bay Packers |
Denver Broncos |
11/2 |
8:30 p.m. |
Indianapolis Colts |
Carolina Panthers |
Week 9 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
11/5 |
8:25 p.m. |
Cleveland Browns |
Cincinnati Bengals |
11/8 |
1 p.m. |
Green Bay Packers |
Carolina Panthers |
11/8 |
1 p.m. |
Washington |
New England Patriots |
11/8 |
1 p.m. |
Tennesse Titans |
New Orleans Saints |
11/8 |
1 p.m. |
Miami Dolphins |
Buffalo Bills |
11/8 |
1 p.m. |
St. Louis Rams |
Minnesota Vikings |
11/8 |
1 p.m. |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
New York Jets |
11/8 |
1 p.m. |
Oakland Raiders |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
11/8 |
4:05 p.m. |
New York Giants |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
11/8 |
4:05 p.m. |
Atlanta Falcons |
San Francisco 49ers |
11/8 |
4:25 p.m. |
Denver Broncos |
Indianapolis Colts |
11/8 |
8:30 p.m. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Dallas Cowboys |
11/9 |
8:30 p.m. |
Chicago Bears |
San Diego Chargers |
Week 10 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
11/12 |
8:25 p.m. |
Buffalo Bills |
New York Jets |
11/15 |
1 p.m. |
Detroit Lions |
Green Bay Packers |
11/15 |
1 p.m. |
Dallas Cowboys |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
11/15 |
1 p.m. |
Carolina Panthers |
Tennessee Titans |
11/15 |
1 p.m. |
Chicago Bears |
St. Louis Rams |
11/15 |
1 p.m. |
New Orleans Saints |
Washington |
11/15 |
1 p.m. |
Miami Dolphins |
Philadelphia Eagles |
11/15 |
1 p.m. |
Cleveland Browns |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
11/15 |
1 p.m. |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Baltimore Ravens |
11/15 |
4:05 p.m. |
Minnesota Vikings |
Oakland Raiders |
11/15 |
4:25 p.m. |
New England Patriots |
New York Giants |
11/15 |
4:25 p.m. |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Denver Broncos |
11/15 |
8:30 p.m. |
Arizona Cardinals |
Seattle Seahawks |
11/16 |
8:30 p.m. |
Houston Texans |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Week 11 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
11/19 |
8:25 p.m. |
Tennesse Titans |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
11/22 |
1 p.m. |
Oakland Raiders |
Detroit Lions |
11/22 |
1 p.m. |
Indianapolis Colts |
Atlanta Falcons |
11/22 |
1 p.m. |
New York Jets |
Houston Texans |
11/22 |
1 p.m. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Philadelphia Eagles |
11/22 |
1 p.m. |
Denver Broncos |
Chicago Bears |
11/22 |
1 p.m. |
Green Bay Packers |
Minnesota Vikings |
11/22 |
1 p.m. |
St. Louis Rams |
Baltimore Ravens |
11/22 |
1 p.m. |
Dallas Cowboys |
Miami Dolphins |
11/22 |
1 p.m. |
Washington |
Carolina Panthers |
11/22 |
4:05 p.m. |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Arizona Cardinals |
11/22 |
4:25 p.m. |
San Francisco 49ers |
Seattle Seahawks |
11/22 |
8:30 p.m. |
Kansas City Chiefs |
San Diego Chargers |
11/23 |
8:30 p.m. |
Buffalo Bills |
New England Patriots |
Week 12 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
11/26 |
12:30 p.m. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Detroit Lions |
11/26 |
4:30 p.m. |
Carolina Panthers |
Dallas Cowboys |
11/26 |
8:30 p.m. |
Chicago Bears |
Green Bay Packers |
11/29 |
1 p.m. |
New Orleans Saints |
Houston Texans |
11/29 |
1 p.m. |
St. Louis Rams |
Cincinnati Bengals |
11/29 |
1 p.m. |
Minnesota Vikings |
Atlanta Falcons |
11/29 |
1 p.m. |
New York Giants |
Washington |
11/29 |
1 p.m. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Indianapolis Colts |
11/29 |
1 p.m. |
Buffalo Bills |
Kansas City Chiefs |
11/29 |
1 p.m. |
Oakland Raiders |
Tennessee Titans |
11/29 |
1 p.m. |
San Diego Chargers |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
11/29 |
1 p.m. |
Miami Dolphins |
New York Jets |
11/29 |
4:05 p.m. |
Arizona Cardinals |
San Francisco 49ers |
11/29 |
4:25 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Seattle Seahawks |
11/29 |
8:30 p.m. |
New England Patriots |
Denver Broncos |
11/30 |
8:30 p.m. |
Baltimore Ravens |
Cleveland Browns |
Week 13 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
12/3 |
8:25 p.m. |
Green Bay Packers |
Detroit Lions |
12/6 |
1 p.m. |
New York Jets |
New York Giants |
12/6 |
1 p.m. |
Arizona Cardinals |
St. Louis Rams |
12/6 |
1 p.m. |
Atlanta Falcons |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
12/6 |
1 p.m. |
Carolina Panthers |
New Orleans Saints |
12/6 |
1 p.m. |
Seattle Seahawks |
Minnesota Vikings |
12/6 |
1 p.m. |
Houston Texans |
Buffalo Bills |
12/6 |
1 p.m. |
Baltimore Ravens |
Miami Dolphins |
12/6 |
1 p.m. |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Cleveland Browns |
12/6 |
1 p.m. |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Tennessee Titans |
12/6 |
1 p.m. |
San Francisco 49ers |
Chicago Bears |
12/6 |
4:05 p.m. |
Denver Broncos |
San Diego Chargers |
12/6 |
4:05 p.m. |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Oakland Raiders |
12/6 |
4:25 p.m. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
New England Patriots |
12/6 |
8:30 p.m. |
Indianapolis Colts |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
12/7 |
8:30 p.m. |
Dallas Cowboys |
Washington |
Week 14 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
12/10 |
8:25 p.m. |
Minnesota Vikings |
Arizona Cardinals |
12/13 |
1 p.m. |
Buffalo Bills |
Philadelphia Eagles |
12/13 |
1 p.m. |
San Francisco 49ers |
Cleveland Browns |
12/13 |
1 p.m. |
Detroit Lions |
St. Louis Rams |
12/13 |
1 p.m. |
New Orleans Saints |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
12/13 |
1 p.m. |
Tennessee Titans |
New York Jets |
12/13 |
1 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Cincinnati Bengals |
12/13 |
1 p.m. |
New England Patriots |
Houston Texans |
12/13 |
1 p.m. |
Indianapolis Colts |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
12/13 |
1 p.m. |
San Diego Chargers |
Kansas City Chiefs |
12/13 |
1 p.m. |
Washington |
Chicago Bears |
12/13 |
1 p.m. |
Atlanta Falcons |
Carolina Panthers |
12/13 |
4:05 p.m. |
Oakland Raiders |
Denver Broncos |
12/13 |
4:25 p.m. |
Dallas Cowboys |
Green Bay Packers |
12/13 |
8:30 p.m. |
Seattle Seahawks |
Baltimore Ravens |
12/14 |
8:30 p.m. |
New York Giants |
Miami Dolphins |
Week 15 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
12/17 |
8:25 p.m. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
St. Louis Rams |
12/19 |
8:25 p.m. |
New York Jets |
Dallas Cowboys |
12/20 |
1 p.m. |
Chicago Bears |
Minnesota Vikings |
12/20 |
1 p.m. |
Atlanta Falcons |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
12/20 |
1 p.m. |
Houston Texans |
Indianapolis Colts |
12/20 |
1 p.m. |
Arizona Cardinals |
Philadelphia Eagles |
12/20 |
1 p.m. |
Carolina Panthers |
New York Giants |
12/20 |
1 p.m. |
Tennessee Titans |
New England Patriots |
12/20 |
1 p.m. |
Buffalo Bills |
Washington |
12/20 |
1 p.m. |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Baltimore Ravens |
12/20 |
4:05 p.m. |
Cleveland Browns |
Seattle Seahawks |
12/20 |
4:05 p.m. |
Green Bay Packers |
Oakland Raiders |
12/20 |
4:25 p.m. |
Denver Broncos |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
12/20 |
4:25 p.m. |
Miami Dolphins |
San Diego Chargers |
12/20 |
8:30 p.m. |
Cincinnati Bengals |
San Francisco 49ers |
12/21 |
8:30 p.m. |
Detroit Lions |
New Orleans Saints |
Week 16 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
12/24 |
8:25 p.m. |
San Diego Chargers |
Oakland Raiders |
12/26 |
8:25 p.m. |
Washington |
Philadelphia Eagles |
12/27 |
1 p.m. |
New England Patriots |
New York Jets |
12/27 |
1 p.m. |
Houston Texans |
Tennessee Titans |
12/27 |
1 p.m. |
Cleveland Browns |
Kansas City Chiefs |
12/27 |
1 p.m. |
Indianapolis Colts |
Miami Dolphins |
12/27 |
1 p.m. |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
New Orleans Saints |
12/27 |
1 p.m. |
San Francisco 49ers |
Detroit Lions |
12/27 |
1 p.m. |
Dallas Cowboys |
Buffalo Bills |
12/27 |
1 p.m. |
Chicago Bears |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
12/27 |
1 p.m. |
Carolina Panthers |
Atlanta Falcons |
12/27 |
1 p.m. |
New York Giants |
Minnesota Vikings |
12/27 |
4:25 p.m. |
St. Louis Rams |
Seattle Seahawks |
12/27 |
4:25 p.m. |
Green Bay Packers |
Arizona Cardinals |
12/27 |
8:30 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Baltimore Ravens |
12/28 |
8:30 p.m. |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Denver Broncos |
Week 17 |
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Date |
Time |
Road Team |
Home Team |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
New York Jets |
Buffalo Bills |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
New England Patriots |
Miami Dolphins |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Carolina Panthers |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
New Orleans Saints |
Atlanta Falcons |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
Baltimore Ravens |
Cincinnati Bengals |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Cleveland Browns |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Houston Texans |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
Tennessee Titans |
Indianapolis Colts |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
Oakland Raiders |
Kansas City Chiefs |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
Washington |
Dallas Cowboys |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
New York Giants |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
Detroit Lions |
Chicago Bears |
1/3 |
1 p.m. |
Minnesota Vikings |
Green Bay Packers |
1/3 |
4:25 p.m. |
San Diego Chargers |
Denver Broncos |
1/3 |
4:25 p.m. |
Seattle Seahawks |
Arizona Cardinals |
1/3 |
4:25 p.m. |
St. Louis Rams |
San Francisco 49ers |
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