NFL Week 18 Schedule 2026: 16 Matchups, Saturday Slots and a Pick'em Sheet

The National Football League (NFL) lists 16 Week 18 games for Saturday, Jan. 9, and Sunday, Jan. 10, 2027, and NFL.com shows every kickoff as to be determined (TBD). The matchups are set; the days, times and networks are not. A one-page pick’em sheet below leaves a day and time line for each game to fill in later. Times are Eastern Time (ET), and NFL.com’s Week 18 page was checked on Nov. 3, 2026.

Which 16 games are on the NFL Week 18 schedule?

NFL.com lists these matchups in this order, each with the time “TBD”. They follow Week 17, which ends Monday, Jan. 4, 2027, with Texans at Packers at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Game	Day and time (ET)	Network
49ers at Cardinals	TBD	Not announced
Steelers at Ravens	TBD	Not announced
Jets at Bills	TBD	Not announced
Falcons at Panthers	TBD	Not announced
Browns at Bengals	TBD	Not announced
Chargers at Broncos	TBD	Not announced
Lions at Packers	TBD	Not announced
Titans at Texans	TBD	Not announced
Jaguars at Colts	TBD	Not announced
Raiders at Chiefs	TBD	Not announced
Seahawks at Rams	TBD	Not announced
Bears at Vikings	TBD	Not announced
Dolphins at Patriots	TBD	Not announced
Buccaneers at Saints	TBD	Not announced
Eagles at Giants	TBD	Not announced
Cowboys at Commanders	TBD	Not announced

The week dates come from the NFL’s 2026 schedule release of May 14, 2026. NFL.com lists 16 games, so all 32 teams play and no team has a bye.

What time slots does the NFL use in Week 18?

NFL.com’s Week 18 page says: “In Week 18, three games will be played on Saturday (1:00 PM ET on Netflix, 4:30 PM ET and 8:00 PM ET on ESPN/ABC) with the remainder to be played on Sunday afternoon (1:00 PM ET and 4:25 PM ET), or Sunday night (8:20 PM ET).” The table converts each slot to the other U.S. zones (our conversion from the ET times).

Slot	Eastern	Central	Mountain	Pacific	Network
Sat., Jan. 9	1:00 p.m.	12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	10:00 a.m.	Netflix
Sat., Jan. 9	4:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	ESPN/ABC
Sat., Jan. 9	8:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	ESPN/ABC
Sun., Jan. 10	1:00 p.m.	12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	10:00 a.m.	Not announced
Sun., Jan. 10	4:25 p.m.	3:25 p.m.	2:25 p.m.	1:25 p.m.	Not announced
Sun., Jan. 10	8:20 p.m.	7:20 p.m.	6:20 p.m.	5:20 p.m.	Not announced

The NFL has not said which games fill which slot, which game is Sunday night, or any per-game kickoff time or network beyond the Saturday ones above.

When will the Week 18 kickoff times be announced?

After Week 17. NFL.com says: “Specific dates, start times, and networks for Week 18 matchups will be determined and announced following the conclusion of Week 17.” The league’s flexible scheduling procedures agree: “The schedule for Week 18 will be announced at the conclusion of Week 17,” and add that “the scheduling of the Saturday, Sunday afternoon, and the Sunday night games is not assigned.” Week 17 ends with Monday night’s game on Jan. 4, 2027, so expect the slots after that. Check NFL.com then, because nothing in the Week 18 table above is final.

How are the Week 18 matchups grouped by division?

Every game pairs two teams from the same division, by our count from NFL.com’s list: 8 divisions, 2 games each. The teams sit in the National Football Conference (NFC) or the American Football Conference (AFC).

Division	Week 18 games
NFC East	Eagles at Giants; Cowboys at Commanders
NFC North	Lions at Packers; Bears at Vikings
NFC South	Falcons at Panthers; Buccaneers at Saints
NFC West	49ers at Cardinals; Seahawks at Rams
AFC East	Jets at Bills; Dolphins at Patriots
AFC North	Steelers at Ravens; Browns at Bengals
AFC South	Titans at Texans; Jaguars at Colts
AFC West	Chargers at Broncos; Raiders at Chiefs

How do you use the NFL Week 18 pick’em sheet?

The one-page sheet lists all 16 games in NFL.com’s order, each with a blank “Day/time” line, a blank for your pick and one for the final score. Because the slots are not assigned yet, nothing is pre-printed: fill in each day and time once the league announces them. The tiebreaker line asks for the total points in the Sunday night game, which NFL.com’s framework places at 8:20 p.m. ET (the matchup is not announced), and the foot of the sheet lists the slots. Pin it next to the January 2027 printable calendar or a printable weekly calendar. For other weeks, see our printable NFL pick’em sheets.

What comes after Week 18 in the NFL calendar?

The NFL’s important dates list Wild Card Weekend for Jan. 16-18, the Divisional round for Jan. 23-24, the Conference Championships on Jan. 31 and Super Bowl 61 (LXI) on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Our NFL playoff schedule story has the full dates.