NFL Week 1 Sunday 2026: All 13 Games, Kickoff Times, and the Jersey to Wear
The 2026 NFL season opened in Seattle and detoured through Melbourne. On Sunday, September 13 it finally becomes what it always is: a full football Sunday — thirteen games from the 1:00 p.m. ET window to Sunday Night Football in the Meadowlands, with the Broncos at the Chiefs closing the week on Monday night. Here is every game, every kickoff time, and the jersey to wear for each of the matchups that matter.
Week 1 Sunday: Quick Answers
- When: Sunday 13 September 2026 — 13 games in three windows: 1:00 p.m. ET (9), 4:25 p.m. ET (4), Sunday Night Football 8:20 p.m. ET.
- How to watch: CBS and FOX carry the afternoon windows; NBC / Peacock have Sunday Night Football.
- SNF: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 8:20 p.m. ET — the first Sunday night game of the season.
- Week 1 finale: Monday 14 September, Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC.
- Already played: Patriots at Seahawks (Wed 9/9) and 49ers at Rams in Melbourne (Thu 9/10) — 16 games total across four days.
- Free shipping: every jersey on this page ships worldwide free over $49.9.
How the first full Sunday is built
The 2026 season opened on a Wednesday — the champions’ banner night in Seattle — and took a historic detour through Melbourne on Thursday, where the 49ers and Rams played the first regular-season NFL game ever staged in Australia. But the league’s real rhythm starts now: thirteen games on Sunday, September 13, spread across the 1:00 p.m. and 4:25 p.m. ET windows and the first Sunday Night Football broadcast of the year.
Week 1 closes on Monday night in Kansas City, where the Broncos visit Arrowhead Stadium. Sixteen games in four days — the strangest, fullest opening week the league has ever scheduled. For the jersey market, this Sunday is the peak of peak optimism: every fan base is undefeated, every size is in stock, and every matchup on the slate below has a shirt that moves. The NFL 2026 Season Hub has every team shop in one place.
All 13 Sunday games (and the Monday night finale)
| Date | Kick-off (ET / CET) | Fixture | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 13 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers | ★☆☆ |
| Sun 13 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals | ★★☆ |
| Sun 13 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions | ★★☆ |
| Sun 13 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans | ★★★ |
| Sun 13 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts | ★★☆ |
| Sun 13 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars | ★☆☆ |
| Sun 13 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers | ★☆☆ |
| Sun 13 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | New York Jets at Tennessee Titans | ★☆☆ |
| Sun 13 Sep | 4:25 PM / 22:25 | Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers | ★★☆ |
| Sun 13 Sep | 4:25 PM / 22:25 | Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings | ★★★ |
| Sun 13 Sep | 4:25 PM / 22:25 | Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders | ★★☆ |
| Sun 13 Sep | 4:25 PM / 22:25 | Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles | ★★★ |
| Sun 13 Sep | 8:20 PM / 02:20 Mon | Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants | ★★★ |
| Mon 14 Sep | 8:15 PM / 02:15 Tue | Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs | ★★★ |
All 14 remaining Week 1 fixtures as published by NFL.com, times in US Eastern with Central European conversion. Demand stars reflect how quickly the participating clubs’ jerseys typically move on the first full Sunday, based on our own order flow — not a prediction of results.
Week 1 Sunday shirt demand index: where the first-Sunday rush lands
The first full Sunday is the biggest jersey day of the NFL calendar outside the playoffs. Every fan base buys at peak optimism, and the prime-time games pull the hardest. We tiered all 14 remaining fixtures by how quickly the participating shirts move on a Sunday like this. This is a demand guide based on our own order flow, not a prediction of results.
Five games that move markets. A division rivalry in the Sunday night window is the single biggest jersey event of Week 1; the NFC East and NFC North open with division games that fans wear like statements; and the Monday night finale in Arrowhead is a permanent seller wherever Kansas City is involved.
Consistent first-Sunday movers. Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson are perennials in our order flow; Detroit’s home opener carries last season’s momentum; and two games land in brand-new ornewly heated markets (L.A., Las Vegas) where the Sunday jersey photos write themselves.
For the collector and the optimist. Steelers football in Pittsburgh always sells; the rest are the early picks whose prices look prescient by November if the season breaks right.
The five matchups that move the shirt market
Cowboys at Giants, Sunday Night Football. The first Sunday night game of the season is an NFC East division game, which is the jersey-market equivalent of a title fight. Dallas travelling is the biggest single fan-base movement in the sport; the Meadowlands in September is the loudest version of it. If you own one Cowboys jersey, this is the night it works. Our Dallas Cowboys collection is at full opening-week availability.
Commanders at Eagles, 4:25 p.m. ET. The NFC East opens twice on the same Sunday, and the afternoon version pairs the league’s most talked-about young quarterback against its most physical defense. Jayden Daniels jerseys are the growth SKU of the season; Jalen Hurts midnight green is the incumbent bestseller. Division openers like this are when both fan bases buy first and ask questions later.
Packers at Vikings, 4:25 p.m. ET. The NFC North’s nastiest rivalry in the late window. Green Bay’s away following is the best-travelled in the conference, and Jordan Love green is the division’s signature buy of the moment. Vikings purple at home is one of the sport’s great television colors — the crowd shots do the merchandising.
Bills at Texans, 1:00 p.m. ET. The early window’s marquee game: Josh Allen against C.J. Stroud, two of the five or six quarterbacks who define the current jersey market. Buffalo red on the road in Houston is a top-five opening-week combination in our order flow, and Stroud’s home opener is the Texans’ biggest non-playoff jersey day of the year.
Broncos at Chiefs, Monday Night Football. The week ends in Arrowhead, where Patrick Mahomes jerseys are the closest thing the sport has to a permanent seller. A division rival in the Monday night window is the last, biggest buying trigger of Week 1 — and the first one where the loser’s fan base starts planning next week’s purchases.
Eight shirts for the first full Sunday
Josh Allen Buffalo Bills Nickel City Game Jersey - Gray
C.J. Stroud Houston Texans Vapor F.U.S.E. Limited Jersey - Navy
Jordan Love Green Bay Packers Classic Limited Player Jersey - Green
Jalen Hurts Philadelphia Eagles Vapor F.U.S.E. Limited Jersey - White
Jayden Daniels Washington Commanders Alternate Game Player Jersey Jersey - Black
Dak Prescott Dallas Cowboys Game Team Jersey - White
Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs Limited Jersey - Red
Joe Burrow Cincinnati Bengals Player Game Jersey - Black
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Next up: Week 2 runs 17-21 September — the full 16-game slate with kick-off times in ET and CET is in our NFL Week 2 guide.
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