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NFL on Netflix 2026: Full Schedule, Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Day Games & More

Melbourne kicked off the season. Next up: Packers vs. Rams on Thanksgiving Eve, followed by a Christmas Day doubleheader, Week 18, and NFL Honors.

By Amanda Richards

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Sept. 11, 2026

Updated Sept. 11, 2026 — The NFL on Netflix 2026 season is underway. After the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams kicked things off with the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game in Australia, the next NFL game streaming live on Netflix is the Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, Nov. 25.

Below, find the complete NFL on Netflix schedule for the 2026–27 season, including Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Day, Week 18, and NFL Honors, plus dates, kickoff times, locations, and how to watch live.

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NEXT UP: Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams — Thanksgiving Eve

Thanksgiving football starts a day early when the Green Bay Packers head to Los Angeles to face the Rams in the NFL’s first-ever Thanksgiving Eve game. The holiday matchup brings together two NFC teams under the lights at SoFi Stadium as Netflix’s NFL slate rolls into November.

Matchup: Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 25
Time: TBA
Location: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California
Watch: Live on Netflix

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Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears — Christmas Day

One of the NFL’s oldest rivalries gets the Christmas Day treatment when the Green Bay Packers visit the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. The NFC North matchup opens Netflix’s Christmas doubleheader with plenty of history — and potentially plenty at stake late in the regular season.

Matchup: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Date: Friday, Dec. 25
Time: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT
Location: Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois
Watch: Live on Netflix

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Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos — Christmas Day

Christmas football continues in Denver as the Buffalo Bills take on the Denver Broncos in the second game of Netflix’s holiday doubleheader. The late-afternoon showdown is a rematch of a dramatic AFC playoff game from a season ago and closes out a full day of NFL action on Netflix.

Matchup: Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
Date: Friday, Dec. 25
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT
Location: Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado
Watch: Live on Netflix

NFL Week 18

The regular season comes down to the wire with a Week 18 game streaming live on Netflix. The matchup will be determined later in the season, allowing Netflix’s final game of the 2026–27 regular-season slate to spotlight teams with postseason prospects at stake.

Matchup: TBA
Date: Saturday, Jan. 9, 2027
Time: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT
Watch: Live on Netflix

NFL Honors

After the regular season and playoffs, Netflix heads to Super Bowl week for NFL Honors, the league’s annual celebration of the season’s top players, performances, and achievements. The awards show caps off the NFL on Netflix slate, which runs from Week 1 through the biggest week on the football calendar.

Event: NFL Honors
Date: February 2027
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Watch: Live on Netflix

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Earlier this season: San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams — Melbourne

The NFL on Netflix season opened in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept. 10, when the San Francisco 49ers faced the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game in Australia. Read the full game recap, final score, highlights, and more from the historic matchup.

NFL 2026-2027 FULL SCHEDULE

Who is calling NFL on Netflix games this season?

Kicking off in Melbourne and continuing throughout the entire season, Netflix sports host Elle Duncan leads the pregame, halftime, and postgame studio coverage that includes a trio of Super Bowl winners: Hall of Fame wide receiver and host of The White House Michael Irvin, former Super Bowl MVP quarterback Nick Foles, and six-time Pro Bowl linebacker Clay Matthews III.

In-game coverage of the NFL on Netflix games this season features Sports Emmy winner Noah Eagle on play-by-play and 2026 Hall of Fame inductee and former Carolina Panthers All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly making his debut as booth analyst.

The award-winning duo Tom Pelissero and MJ Acosta-Ruiz will handle sideline reporting duties, with former NFL official Terry McAulay as rules analyst.

Netflix's NFL games in 2026 will stream in over 200 countries, and be available globally to Netflix subscribers in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German.

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