The NFL Thanksgiving Week schedule for 2026 is set to stretch across three days and five games, with the holiday slate opening Wednesday night and running through the Black Friday game. The centerpiece is a Thanksgiving Day tripleheader that puts three games on the board in one day.
That is the draw fans are chasing now: a full holiday window built around the NFL Thanksgiving Week schedule, with six teams in the Thanksgiving Day lineup and broadcast or streaming access on multiple platforms. The three Thanksgiving Day games begin at 1 p.m. ET, then move to 4:30 p.m. ET and 8:20 p.m. ET, giving the holiday a clean all-day rhythm from lunch through late evening.
The week starts Wednesday night with Packers at Rams on Netflix. On Thanksgiving Day, Bears at Lions airs on CBS and streams on Paramount+, Eagles at Cowboys airs on FOX and streams on FOX One, and Chiefs at Bills airs on NBC and streams on Peacock. The holiday slate closes Friday, Nov. 27, when Broncos at Steelers streams on Prime Video at 3 p.m. ET.
That mix matters because it shows how the league is dividing the holiday into a broad viewing package rather than a single showcase. There are three games on Thanksgiving Day, which means the league is leaning on the traditional tripleheader format while also spreading the rest of the week across Wednesday and Friday for a total of five games.
There is still one catch. The schedule is being presented as complete, but it remains subject to change, which leaves open the possibility that kickoff times or viewing details could still move before the holiday arrives. For now, though, the shape of the week is clear: five games, three days, and a Thanksgiving Day tripleheader built to keep fans watching from the first kick to the last.
