2026 Monday Night Football Schedule

ByShaikat Kumar

Monday Night Football remains one of the NFL’s biggest weekly events, and the 2026 season features a strong lineup of rivalries, playoff contenders, and superstar quarterbacks. Most games kick off at 8:15 PM ET, with broadcasts airing on ESPN and selected games simulcast on ABC.

From AFC West battles and NFC East rivalries to potential playoff previews late in the season, Monday nights will once again deliver some of the NFL’s most exciting matchups.

  • Week 1: Monday, September 14, Denver at Kansas City, 8:15 pm, ESPN/ABC
  • Week 2: Monday, September 21, NY Giants at LA Rams, 8:15 pm, ESPN/ABC
  • Week 3: Monday, September 28, Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:15 pm, ESPN/ABC
  • Week 4: Monday, October 5, Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:15 pm, ESPN
  • Week 5: Monday, October 12, Buffalo at LA Rams, 8:15 pm, ESPN/ABC
  • Week 6: Monday, October 19, Washington at San Francisco, 8:15 pm, ESPN/ABC
  • Week 7: Monday, October 26, Dallas at Philadelphia, 8:15 pm, ESPN/ABC
  • Week 8: Monday, November 2, Chicago at Seattle, 8:15 pm, ESPN
  • Week 9: Monday, November 9, Buffalo at Minnesota, 8:15 pm, ESPN/ABC
  • Week 10: Sunday, Monday, November 16, LA Chargers at Baltimore, 8:15 pm, ESPN
  • Week 11: Monday, November 23, Cincinnati at Washington, 8:15 pm, ESPN
  • Week 12: Monday, November 30, Carolina at Tampa Bay, 8:15 pm, ESPN
  • Week 13: Monday, December 7, Dallas at Seattle, 8:15 pm, ESPN/ABC
  • Week 14: Monday, December 14, Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 8:15 pm, ESPN
  • Week 15: Monday, December 21, New England at Kansas City, 8:15 pm, ESPN/ABC
  • Week 16: Monday, December 28, NY Giants at Detroit, 8:15 pm, ESPN
  • Week 17: Monday, January 4, Houston at Green Bay, 8:15 pm, ESPN
  • Week 18: Monday, January 11, TBD at TBD, 8:15 pm, ESPN

The 2026 Monday Night Football schedule offers a little bit of everything NFL fans love: historic rivalries, playoff contenders, rising stars, and crucial late-season matchups. Games like Cowboys-Eagles, Bills-Rams, Chargers-Ravens, and Texans-Packers could play major roles in shaping the postseason picture.

If you’re looking for the biggest games each week, Monday Night Football should once again be one of the premier showcases of the 2026 NFL season.