NFL Week 2 2026: All 16 Games, Kickoff Times, and the Jersey to Wear
Week 1 gave us a banner night in Seattle, a Melbourne debut and a 13-10 grind that cost the champions their quarterback. Week 2 asks the harder question: sixteen games from Thursday night in Buffalo to Monday night in Los Angeles, with the Colts in Kansas City, Dallas hosting Washington, and the Seahawks travelling to Arizona without Sam Darnold. Here is every game, every kickoff time, and the jersey to wear for each of the matchups that matter.
Week 2: Quick Answers
- When: Thursday 17 – Monday 21 September 2026 — 16 games across five days.
- Thursday Night Football: Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m. ET on Prime Video.
- Sunday Night Football: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
- Monday Night Football: New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC.
- Week 1 finale: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, Monday 14 September, 8:15 p.m. ET.
- Injury watch: Seahawks QB Sam Darnold (hip) is expected to miss the trip to Arizona; Patriots WR Brown is dealing with a high ankle sprain.
- NFC East: Washington at Dallas in the 4:25 p.m. window — the week’s loudest division game.
- Free shipping: every jersey on this page ships worldwide free over $49.9.
What Week 1 left behind
The season opened on a Wednesday night in Seattle, where the champion Seahawks beat New England 13-10 and lost Sam Darnold to a hip injury in the process. Thursday took the league to Melbourne for the first regular-season game ever played in Australia, and Sunday filled out thirteen more games before Denver visits Kansas City on Monday night to close the week.
Week 2 opens with the league’s best measuring-stick game: Detroit at Buffalo on Thursday night, two teams that expect to be playing in January, both coming off opening wins they had to earn. It closes on Monday with the Giants in Los Angeles, where the Rams begin the Myles Garrett era at home. In between sit sixteen games, two division grudge matches and the first road trip of Seattle’s title defence without its starting quarterback. The NFL 2026 Season Hub keeps every team shop in one place.
All 16 Week 2 games
| Date | Kick-off (ET / CET) | Fixture | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 17 Sep | 8:15 PM / 02:15 Fri | Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills — TNF | ★★★ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears | ★★☆ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots | ★☆☆ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans | ★★☆ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Green Bay Packers at New York Jets | ★★☆ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons | ★☆☆ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens | ★★☆ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans | ★★★ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 1:00 PM / 19:00 | Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ★☆☆ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 4:05 PM / 22:05 | Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers | ★★☆ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 4:05 PM / 22:05 | Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos | ★★☆ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 4:25 PM / 22:25 | Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys | ★★★ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 4:25 PM / 22:25 | Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals — Darnold out | ★★★ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 4:25 PM / 22:25 | Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers | ★★☆ |
| Sun 20 Sep | 8:20 PM / 02:20 Mon | Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs — SNF | ★★★ |
| Mon 21 Sep | 8:15 PM / 02:15 Tue | New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams — MNF | ★★★ |
All 16 Week 2 fixtures with kick-off times in US Eastern and Central European conversion. Demand stars reflect how quickly the participating clubs’ jerseys historically move in our own order flow — not a prediction of results.
Week 2 shirt demand index: where the second-week rush lands
Week 2 is when the market splits: undefeated fan bases buy again, beaten ones buy to feel better, and the prime-time windows do the rest. We tiered all 16 fixtures by how quickly the participating shirts move in our order flow.
Five games that move markets. A measuring-stick Thursday night between two playoff-calibre teams, the NFC East’s loudest fixture in Dallas, the champions travelling without their quarterback, a marquee Sunday night in Arrowhead and a Monday night home opener in Los Angeles.
The steady second layer: division games in the early window, two AFC West meetings in the 4:05 slot, and fan bases that treat a road trip as a jersey occasion.
Rebuild-and-watch territory. Steelers football still sells anywhere, but these three games sit outside the national windows and carry the smallest jersey spikes of the week.
Five matchups that move the shirt market
Lions at Bills, Thursday night. The week’s best game arrives first. Buffalo’s home opener against a Detroit team built on Jahmyr Gibbs and a punishing ground game: two contenders, one national window, and the fastest-moving Thursday jersey of the young season in Josh Allen’s Buffalo.
Commanders at Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. ET. Dallas’ home opener is a division game, which is the jersey-market equivalent of a title fight. Dak Prescott at AT&T Stadium against the NFC East’s most talked-about young offense is the loudest non-prime-time fixture of the week.
Seahawks at Cardinals, 4:25 p.m. ET. Seattle travels without Darnold and without the margin they had at home. Arizona is a road game the champions are expected to win — exactly the kind of fixture that sells season-long gear to the winning side and hope to the other.
Colts at Chiefs, Sunday Night Football. Kansas City closes Week 1 on Monday night and opens its Sunday-night account a week later. Patrick Mahomes jerseys are the closest thing the sport has to a permanent seller, and Indianapolis arrives with a running game worth the trip.
Giants at Rams, Monday Night Football. The Rams’ home opener doubles as the debut season of Myles Garrett in Los Angeles — a defensive star moving a market the way few defensive players can. Puka Nacua’s white limited jersey is the Rams’ fastest mover of the past month.
Eight shirts for Week 2
Josh Allen Buffalo Bills Nickel City Game Jersey - Gray
Jahmyr Gibbs Detroit Lions Alternate Game Player Jersey Jersey - Black — Everyday Team Style
Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs Team Vapor F.U.S.E. Elite Jersey in Red
Jonathan Taylor Indianapolis Colts Vapor F.U.S.E. Limited Jersey, Royal
Dak Prescott Dallas Cowboys Atmosphere Fashion Game Jersey, Gray
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seattle Seahawks Limited Stitched Rivalries Collection Jersey 2025 - Wolf Gray
Puka Nacua Los Angeles Rams Limited Stitched Jersey - White — Perfect Fan Gift
Justin Jefferson Minnesota Vikings Player Game Jersey - Purple
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Next up: Week 3 runs 24-28 September, including the first NFL game ever played in Rio de Janeiro — full slate in our NFL Week 3 guide.
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