Football is not โsoon.โ Football is next Wednesday.
The NFL stretched Week 1 across four days so nobody can claim they missed it. Here is the map, without the 4,000-word TV graphic.
The national nights
- Wednesday, September 9, 8:20 p.m. ET โ Patriots at Seahawks, NBC / Peacock. Seattle is the defending Super Bowl champion. That is the spotlight, not a Thursday leftover.
- Thursday, September 10, 8:35 p.m. ET โ 49ers vs. Rams in Melbourne. Netflix. First regular-season game in Australia. Set the alarm or accept the spoiler.
- Sunday night, September 13, 8:20 p.m. ET โ Cowboys at Giants. The oldest rivalry the league still sells.
- Monday, September 14, 8:15 p.m. ET โ Chiefs at Broncos, ESPN / ABC. (Some grids still flip the home/away โ confirm your app. The night is AFC West, either way.)
The Sunday that actually matters
September 13 is the pile: CBS and FOX split the country. Bills at Texans is the AFC heavyweight. Saints at Lions is the Dan Campbell stress test. Miami at Las Vegas, 4:25-ish on FOX is the GLHR deskโs game.
We already told you why: Kirk Cousins is the Week 1 starter. Fernando Mendoza sits. There is no rookie QB opening the season under center. If you bet the Heisman kid, your ticket does not punch until the Raiders decide the veteran is done.
How to watch without losing your mind
National windows are the same in every zip code. Sunday afternoons are a local map. Sunday Ticket if you want every game. RedZone if you want every score and no sleep.
What this means for you
If you only have one night, Wednesday is the champion. If you only have one Sunday ticket, Raiders-Dolphins is the story we have been writing since Cousins got the job. Australia is the novelty. Novelty is not the Super Bowl.
Bottom line: the wait is a work week. Clear Wednesday, laugh at the Netflix game on Thursday, and be awake for Las Vegas on the 13th.
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