The Top 26 NFL Games of 2026
1) Week 1: 49ers at Rams in Australia: The first ever NFL game in Australia will feature two hated rivals with legitimate Super Bowl aspirations.
2) Week 1: Broncos at Chiefs: These teams also both have realistic Super Bowl aspirations. The Broncos dethroned the Chiefs after 9 years app the AFC West.
3) Week 3: Chargers at Bills: Two stud quarterbacks, the Chargers bringing in Mike McDaniel to guide their offense, and the Bills with a new head coach add to the flavor of two teams who must make a deep playoff run to silence critics.
4) Week 4: The Patriots dethroned the Bills 5 year run atop the AFC East last year. The Bills changed coaches and the Patriots head coach is embroiled in scandal. We will see if Mike Vrabel can keep everyone focused on football.
5) Week 5: Broncos at Chargers: Stud head coaches, stud quarterbacks, and possible AFC Title Game contenders. Can the Chargers finally get over the hump?
6) Week 5: Bears at Packers: The Bears shocked the Packers last year, being dominated for 59 minutes and somehow winning. Mike LaFleur will have revenge on his mind. Ben Jones wants to show it was no fluke.
7) Week 8: Eagles at Commanders: are the Eagles still the big brother on the block? Are the Commanders back? This game will tell us a lot about the NFC East.
9) Week 9: Buccaneers at Bears: The Buccaneers underachieved last year while the Bears overachieved. are the Buccaneers back? Are the Bears for real?
10) Week 10: Steelers at Bengals: These are hated rivals, but nobody knows who these teams are now that the Steelers have a new coach. What are their identities? Can Joe Burrow be kept upright?
11) Week12: Eagles at Cowboys: The same questions remain. Are the Eagles still dominant? Will the Cowboys ever stop underachieving?
12) Week 12: Chiefs at Bills: The Bills usually dominate this game in the regular season and lose in the postseason. Are the Chiefs back or are they done? Can the new Bills coach…coach?
13) Week 13: 49ers at Giants: This used to be the game to end all games in 1990. he Giants are supposed to be bad, but now John Harbaugh is here. It’s a shame his brother Jim no longer in San Francisco on nights like this.
14) Week 14: Chiefs at Bengals: This game only matters if Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow are where they are expected to be. Neither got help last year.
15) Week 15: Seahawks at Eagles: The last two Super Bowl champions face off, with both having a real shot to return to the big game.
16) Week 15: Jaguars at Texans: Both teams flamed out in the playoffs last year. Both teams have failed to take the next step despite talent throughout their rosters.
17) Week 15: Ravens at Steelers: For nearly 20 years, John Harbaugh and Mike Tomlin brought mirror images, mutual respect, and bare-fisted slobberknockers featuring running and defense. Now we need to know if either of these teams with their new coaches has an identity, and what it is.
18) Week 15: Broncos at Raiders: Will Fernando finally be playing?Does he have an offensive line? Can Klint Kubiak coach? Or are the Broncos just too deep and talented to be stopped by last year’s worst team?
19) Week 15: Lions at Vikings: Both teams took a step back last year? Will the Lions offense recover? What about the Vikings defense?
20) Week 15: Patriots at Chiefs: A perennial aFC Title Game for years saw the Patriots rebound last year while the Chiefs hit the wall. Was last year a fluke for either or both teams?
21) Week 16: Bills at Broncos: An interception was ruled a reception, the Bills got robbed, Josh Allen wept, and Sean McDermott got fired.Emotions will be high for this one, even with a new coach.
22) Week 16: Rams at Seahawks: Last year’s NFC Title Game was in Seattle because of their second regular season gammon Seattle. The Rams failed to close out a 30-14 fourth quarter lead, costing them home field advantage. The Rams were the better team until they ere not.
23) Week 17: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears: We may finally find out whether Dan Campbell or Ben Johnson was the brains behind the Lions pinball offense. It is time to settle that debate.
24) Week 17: Eagles at 49ers: Two physical teams will most likely be fighting for playoff seeding. For the Eagles, cold weather games at home are a serious advantage.
25) Week 17: Broncos at Patriots: The Broncos knows they were robbed of a trip to the Super Bowl by not having Bo Nix for the AFC Title Game. The whole football world knows Denver was better than New England. Now the Broncos need to put up or shut up. The Patriots need to silence the doubters.
26) Week 18: Lions at Packers: The Lions stopped being doormats when they went into Green Bay for two straight years and hit the Packers in the mouth, ending the Aaron Rodgers era in Green Bay. Now the Lions need to show they are still ferocious while the Packers seek to relegate them back to their painful past.