00:002026 NFL season kicks off on a Wednesday with Super Bowl rematch.
00:05Seven months ago, the Seattle Seahawks dominated Super Bowl 60 with a 29-13 victory against the New England Patriots.
00:13Now, on Wednesday, September 9th, the two teams that played the last game of the previous NFL season will kick
00:20off the brand new one.
00:21Here is everything you need to know ahead of the 2026 NFL season.
00:25The New England Patriots travel to Seattle, Washington, to take on the Seahawks, with kickoff scheduled for 8.20 p
00:33.m. Eastern Time.
00:34The game will air live on NBC.
00:37According to the Associated Press, this marks only the third time in NFL history that there is a Super Bowl
00:43rematch in Week 1.
00:44It previously happened in 2016 when the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers,
00:50and in 1970 when the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Kansas City Chiefs.
00:55Wednesday's game begins a 272-game slate, 17 games for all 32 teams, including a league-record 9 international games.
01:05The first international game takes place on Thursday, September 10th, in Melbourne, Australia,
01:11between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers, which will air live on Netflix.
01:17Because Melbourne is 14 hours ahead of Eastern Time, the game actually takes place on Friday, September 11th, locally.
01:25Why is the season starting on a Wednesday?
01:27According to CBS Sports, this is only the second time in the NFL's 107-year history that the season has
01:35opened on a Wednesday.
01:36The first time was in 2012 when the Dallas Cowboys faced the New York Giants,
01:41which was scheduled to avoid conflicting with President Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
01:48Broadcast rules under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 also prevent the NFL from airing games on Friday nights and
01:55Saturdays
01:56during high school and college football seasons.
01:58Looking back at Super Bowl 60 on February 8th, 2026, the Seahawks were chasing their second Lombardi trophy and redemption
02:07after their famous 2015 loss to the Patriots.
02:11Seattle put the first points on the board with a field goal in the first quarter and led 9-0
02:16at halftime.
02:17Place kicker Jason Myers set a Super Bowl record with his fifth field goal
02:21and broke the NFL's single-season scoring record with 200 total points,
02:26going 49 of 56 on field goals for the season without missing an extra point.
02:32No touchdowns were scored until the second half, ending in a final score of Seahawks 29, Patriots 13.
02:39Looking ahead, Super Bowl 61 will stay on the West Coast at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California,
02:46home of the Rams and Chargers.
02:48The championship game will be held on Sunday, February 14, 2027, coinciding with Valentine's Day.
02:55In 2028, Super Bowl 62 will return to the East Coast at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 13, 2028.
03:04Will the Seahawks defend their crown, or will the Patriots take their revenge?
03:10The 2026 NFL season is officially underway.
