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The Atlanta Falcons' 2026 regular season schedule is out, and a few things jump out right away. One critical stretch of games comes right in the middle of the season, beginning wi
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How NFL 2026 schedule will impact the College Football Playoff TV ratings for third straight season
The NFL continues to refuse to get out of the College Football Playoff's way. This year marks the third consecutive season that the Shield has stepped on the NCAA's toes.
The full schedule for the 2026 NFL season was officially revealed on Thursday night, and fans have quickly begun to identify the top matchups of the year, while also predicting how many games each team will win and lose. The schedule is particularly ...
The Packers will play at their oldest rival, the Chicago Bears, to open the slate of Christmas Day games, the second matchup between the two teams in 2026. But it will be the Packers' first time back at Soldier Field since their epic second-half collapse in last year's wild-card playoff game when they lost to the Bears 31-27.
Everyone would agree that the 2025 season was an injury-filled aberration that left the Lions with a 9-8 record and outside of the playoffs. Everything is shaping up for this team to bounce back in a major way. Not only is the team healthy, but they made a lot of depth acquisitions in free agency to mitigate the risk moving forward.
In 2025, the Bucs came in with massive expectations, and they met them early on before falling flat and finishing the season by winning just two of their final nine games. Fast forward to 2026, and it is now the Bucs who are being ignored by many despite retooling for the season.
Playoff Teams In Danger of Missing Out In 2026
For the first time since 2017, the Carolina Panthers made the NFL playoffs. Still, they finished with a losing record at 8-9 but won the division. Plenty in Carolina still feel as if there is room for improvement going into 2026.