NFL Week 16 Schedule 2026: Christmas Day Tripleheader, Saturday Games and a Pick'em Sheet

The National Football League (NFL) lists 16 Week 16 games from Thursday, Dec. 24 to Monday, Dec. 28, 2026, with three on Christmas Day and no team on bye. NFL.com is the source for every game below, and Sports Illustrated agrees on the Christmas Day games. Four matchups still have no date or time, so the one-page pick’em sheet leaves a blank kickoff line for each of them. Times are Eastern Time (ET), with Pacific Time (PT) added for the holiday games.

Which NFL games are scheduled for Week 16 in 2026?

Week 16 follows the Week 15 games of Dec. 17 to 21. NFL.com lists these dates and times, all ET, and the four games at the bottom have none yet.

Day	Kickoff (ET)	Game	TV
Thu., Dec. 24	8:15 p.m.	Texans at Eagles	Prime Video
Fri., Dec. 25	1:00 p.m.	Packers at Bears	Netflix
Fri., Dec. 25	4:30 p.m.	Bills at Broncos	Netflix
Fri., Dec. 25	8:15 p.m.	Rams at Seahawks	FOX
Sun., Dec. 27	1:00 p.m.	Browns at Ravens	CBS
Sun., Dec. 27	1:00 p.m.	Chargers at Dolphins	FOX
Sun., Dec. 27	1:00 p.m.	Cardinals at Saints	FOX
Sun., Dec. 27	1:00 p.m.	Patriots at Jets	CBS
Sun., Dec. 27	4:05 p.m.	Titans at Raiders	FOX
Sun., Dec. 27	4:25 p.m.	49ers at Chiefs	CBS
Sun., Dec. 27	8:20 p.m.	Jaguars at Cowboys	NBC
Mon., Dec. 28	8:15 p.m.	Giants at Lions	ESPN
To be determined	To be determined	Panthers at Steelers	ESPN (per NFL.com)
To be determined	To be determined	Bengals at Colts	Not listed
To be determined	To be determined	Buccaneers at Falcons	Not listed
To be determined	To be determined	Commanders at Vikings	Not listed

NFL.com lists 16 games, so all 32 teams play and no team has a bye.

What is the NFL Christmas Day schedule for 2026?

Three games are listed for Friday, Dec. 25: Packers at Bears and Bills at Broncos on Netflix, then Rams at Seahawks on FOX. Sports Illustrated’s Christmas Day guide, published May 15, 2026, gives the same games, times and networks. The PT column is our conversion (ET minus 3 hours), not an official listing. For the NBA games that day, see our Christmas Day 2026 NBA and NFL guide.

Day	Game	TV	ET	PT
Thu., Dec. 24	Texans at Eagles	Prime Video	8:15 p.m.	5:15 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 25	Packers at Bears	Netflix	1:00 p.m.	10:00 a.m.
Fri., Dec. 25	Bills at Broncos	Netflix	4:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 25	Rams at Seahawks	FOX	8:15 p.m.	5:15 p.m.

What NFL games are on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2026?

Two, but NFL.com has not said which. Its Week 16 page says two of the four designated matchups “will be played on Saturday at 4:30 PM ET and 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network.” That is 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. PT by our conversion. The page says the remainder will be played either on Thursday night (8:15 p.m. ET), Sunday afternoon (1:00 p.m. and 4:25 p.m. ET), Sunday night (8:20 p.m. ET) or Monday night (8:15 p.m. ET).

Which four NFL Week 16 games still have no date?

The four designated matchups are Panthers at Steelers, Bengals at Colts, Buccaneers at Falcons and Commanders at Vikings. NFL.com says their dates and times “will be determined and announced at a later date,” no later than immediately after Week 14. NFL.com lists ESPN for Panthers at Steelers and no network for the other three. Until the league announces them, write the date and time in by hand on the sheet.

Can Week 16 Sunday and Monday night games change?

Yes. The league’s 2026 Flexible Scheduling Procedures say Sunday Night Football flexing may be used in any week from Week 11 to Week 17, and Monday Night Football flexing in any week from Week 12 to Week 17. Decisions are generally made no later than 6 days before the game. That applies to Jaguars at Cowboys on Dec. 27 and Giants at Lions on Dec. 28, so check NFL.com before you plan around those kickoffs.

How do you use the NFL Week 16 pick’em sheet?

The one-page sheet lists all 16 games in kickoff order with the network, a blank for your pick and a blank for the final score. The four undated games sit at the bottom with a “Date/time to be determined (TBD)” line to fill in once the league announces them. The tiebreaker is total points in Monday’s Giants at Lions game. The first pick is due before 8:15 p.m. ET on Thursday, Dec. 24, when Texans at Eagles kicks off. Pin it beside the December 2026 printable calendar or a printable weekly calendar. For other weeks, see our printable NFL pick’em sheets.