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The 2026 NFL play is opening connected a Wednesday night, and nan reigning Super Bowl champions will beryllium involved.
The Seattle Seahawks, who took down nan New England Patriots successful Super Bowl LX to climb backmost atop nan shot world, will play big to a squad to beryllium announced later to footwear disconnected nan 2026 play connected Sept. 9 – a uncommon Wednesday game.
While nan NFL has had to play connected a Wednesday owed to scheduling conflicts successful nan past, aliases connected holidays, this occurrence has to do pinch nan league’s latest world debut of its product.
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Sam Darnold of nan Seattle Seahawks celebrates pinch nan Vince Lombardi Trophy aft winning Super Bowl LX against nan New England Patriots astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026 successful Santa Clara, California. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers will beryllium playing successful Melbourne, Australia, pinch nan crippled kicking disconnected astatine 10:35 a.m. section clip connected Friday. Back home, it will beryllium 8:35 p.m. ET connected Sept. 10, which is simply a Thursday nighttime compared to Friday greeting successful Australia.
"We are thrilled to footwear disconnected our play successful Melbourne, enhancing an already historical infinitesimal for some nan NFL and nan Rams," Rams Head of International, Stephanie Cheng, said successful a statement.
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"Every clip members of our statement visit, including earlier this month, we spot first manus nan increasing excitement from folks crossed Melbourne successful anticipation of this game. Not only will it beryllium typical playing nan 49ers connected a Friday greeting successful Australia, it besides will beryllium awesome for our fans backmost astatine location to beryllium capable to watch this matchup successful primetime connected Thursday night."
For nan Seahawks location opener, this will people nan first clip since 2012 nan NFL opened its play connected a Wednesday night. It was nan New York Giants hosting nan Dallas Cowboys astatine MetLife Stadium, wherever they received their Super Bowl rings from nan play before.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Davante Adams (17) makes a drawback against San Francisco 49ers cornerback Renardo Green (0) during nan first half astatine SoFi Stadium. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
Unlike this year’s scheduling, wherever different NFL crippled conflicted pinch nan league’s plans, Barack Obama’s Democratic National Convention reside was later that week successful 2012. The convention understandably didn’t want its commencement to nan play overshadowed.
As nan convention continues to expand, particularly international, pinch a grounds 9 games group for nan 2026 season, location could beryllium shot played connected much Wednesdays successful nan future.
The NFL is reportedly considering adding a Thanksgiving Eve game, which would beryllium nan Wednesday earlier their accustomed three-game agelong connected Thanksgiving night, arsenic it continues to research caller broadcast windows. ESPN reported nan move could travel arsenic early arsenic nan 2026 season.
A "Black Friday" crippled has already been played nan past 3 seasons, making a Wednesday title connected Thanksgiving Eve not a chaotic thought.
Sam Darnold of nan Seattle Seahawks celebrates aft nan NFL Super Bowl LX shot crippled against nan New England Patriots, astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026, successful Santa Clara, California. The Seattle Seahawks defeated nan New England Patriots 29-13. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
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"Every offseason we look for caller opportunities to champion service our fans successful nan schedule-making process," nan convention said Wednesday successful a statement. "As Commissioner Goodell has said, Thanksgiving and NFL shot person go synonymous and fixed nan continued maturation of instrumentality liking astir our games connected Thanksgiving and Black Friday, looking for further opportunities tied to this typical vacation is breathtaking for america to explore."
The afloat NFL schedule will beryllium released connected May 13 for each squad successful nan league.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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