2026 regular season
NFL Week 3 Schedule, Lines And How To Watch
All 16 games sorted by kickoff window, so you can see what starts together, what your market decides for you, and the three windows everybody gets.
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ESPN scoreboard, read 2026-09-21. Broadcast facts verified 2026-09-21.
What are the NFL Week 3 games and lines this week?
NFL Week 3 runs 16 games on three days, Thursday September 24, Sunday September 27 and Monday September 28, 2026, opening with Atlanta at Green Bay (GB -7) and closing with Philadelphia at Chicago (PHI -3.5). Nine games kick off in the same Sunday 1:00 PM ET window. The widest line is Kansas City -11.5 at Miami; the tightest is Minnesota -1.5 at Tampa Bay.
Week 3 splits into national and regional windows. Thursday, Sunday night and Monday night are the three windows every market gets in full: Atlanta at Green Bay on Prime Video, LA Rams at Denver Sunday at 8:20 PM on NBC, and Philadelphia at Chicago Monday on ESPN with an ABC simulcast. Sunday afternoon differs, since CBS and FOX carry it regionally, and a given market sees three Sunday afternoon games in total. CBS holds the Week 3 doubleheader, with its late game at 4:25 PM and the other network's lone late game at 4:05 PM.
The widest posted number is Kansas City -11.5 at Miami. The tightest sit at 1.5 to 2.5 points, led by Minnesota -1.5 at Tampa Bay, with Houston -2.5 at Indianapolis and LA Rams -2.5 at Denver close behind. A spread is the market's estimate of the expected margin, not a forecast of the result. On Kalshi, a contract tied to a game settles at $1.00 if that team wins and $0 if it loses, so its price in cents reads as the market's implied probability, not a pick.
Several storylines run through the week. Atlanta named Michael Penix Jr. its starter for Thursday, his 2026 debut after a partially torn left ACL ended his 2025 season in Week 11; Cooper Rush started the first two weeks. Chicago's Caleb Williams is week-to-week with a right hamstring injury from a Week 2 non-contact scramble, and the Monday line has moved from Chicago -1.5 to Philadelphia -3.5 as the total fell from 48.5. Baltimore at Dallas is the NFL's first regular-season game in Rio de Janeiro, with Dallas the designated home team. Cleveland's Deshaun Watson and the Jets' Geno Smith are also starting again in 2026.
Plan the week
Week 3 by kickoff window
Windows are ordered by kickoff. A window is the unit that matters for watching: everything inside one starts at the same moment.
| Day | Kickoff | Games | What is on | Carried on | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Sep 24 | 8:15 PM ET | 1 game | ATL at GB | Prime Video | Prime time |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 1:00 PM ET | 9 games | CIN at PIT and 8 more | CBS / FOX | Regional |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:05 PM ET | 2 games | ARI at SF and 1 more | FOX | Regional |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:25 PM ET | 2 games | BAL at DAL and 1 more | CBS | Regional |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 8:20 PM ET | 1 game | LAR at DEN | NBC | Prime time |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 8:15 PM ET | 1 game | PHI at CHI | ESPN / ABC | Prime time |
The board
Every Week 3 game, in kickoff order
Open a game for the line, the live Kalshi contract and who has produced through two games.
The week opens with Atlanta at Green Bay, streaming nationally on Prime Video and Twitch, with local broadcast coverage in both teams' home markets.
Nine games kick off at the exact same moment in this window, carried regionally by CBS and FOX, so your market sees only one or two of them live.
9 games at once. They kick off together at 1:00 PM ET, so no one watches all of them live. Your market picks for you: see how to watch below.
- CIN
atPIT
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh SteelersLine CIN -3.5Total 42.5CIN 2-0 · PIT 1-1CINPITKalshi····Polymarket····readingCBS · Pittsburgh - HOU
atIND
Houston Texans at Indianapolis ColtsLine HOU -2.5Total 43.5HOU 0-2 · IND 0-2HOUINDKalshi····Polymarket····readingCBS · Indianapolis - KC
atMIA
Kansas City Chiefs at Miami DolphinsLine KC -11.5Total 45.5KC 2-0 · MIA 0-2KCMIAKalshi····Polymarket····readingCBS · Miami Gardens - NE
atJAX
New England Patriots at Jacksonville JaguarsLine JAX -3Total 45.5NE 1-1 · JAX 1-1NEJAXKalshi····Polymarket····readingCBS · Jacksonville - TEN
atNYG
Tennessee Titans at New York GiantsLine NYG -6Total 43.5TEN 0-2 · NYG 1-0TENNYGKalshi····Polymarket····readingCBS · East Rutherford - CAR
atCLE
Carolina Panthers at Cleveland BrownsLine CAR -3Total 42.5CAR 1-1 · CLE 1-1CARCLEKalshi····Polymarket····readingFOX · Cleveland - LAC
atBUF
Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo BillsLine BUF -7Total 50.5LAC 0-2 · BUF 2-0LACBUFKalshi····Polymarket····readingFOX · Orchard Park - NYJ
atDET
New York Jets at Detroit LionsLine DET -6.5Total 48.5NYJ 1-1 · DET 1-1NYJDETKalshi····Polymarket····readingFOX · Detroit - SEA
atWSH
Seattle Seahawks at Washington CommandersLine SEA -6.5Total 39.5SEA 2-0 · WSH 0-2SEAWSHKalshi····Polymarket····readingFOX · Landover
FOX's singleheader window: Arizona at San Francisco and Minnesota at Tampa Bay, with most markets receiving one of the two.
2 games at once. They kick off together at 4:05 PM ET, so no one watches all of them live. Your market picks for you: see how to watch below.
CBS's doubleheader window pairs Baltimore at Dallas, played at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, with Las Vegas at New Orleans, giving most markets a second CBS game.
2 games at once. They kick off together at 4:25 PM ET, so no one watches all of them live. Your market picks for you: see how to watch below.
Sunday night belongs to one game everywhere: LA Rams at Denver, broadcast nationally on NBC and simulcast on Peacock.
Week 3 closes with Philadelphia at Chicago, airing nationally on ESPN with an ABC simulcast, the only game on the Monday night slate.
Viewing guide
How to watch Week 3
Week 3 runs Thursday, September 24 through Monday, September 28, with six separate kickoff windows on three of those days. Thursday night opens the week, Sunday carries the bulk of the schedule across four windows, and Monday night closes it out. Knowing which window a game falls into is the first step to knowing whether you can actually watch it.
The hardest window to plan around is Sunday at 1:00 PM ET, when nine games all kick off at the exact same moment. You cannot put nine broadcasts on one screen, so the real decision for that hour is not who to root for, it is which one or two games your market's CBS and FOX affiliates hand you, and whether you need a second screen, an app, or a whip-around highlights feed to track anything happening in the other games.
Later in the afternoon, the kickoff clock tells you which network has the bigger show. CBS holds the Week 3 doubleheader, and a doubleheader network's late game always starts at 4:25 PM ET. FOX has the singleheader window this week, so its one late game starts at 4:05 PM ET. If your local late-afternoon game kicks off at 4:25, you are in CBS's doubleheader; if it kicks off at 4:05, you are watching FOX's lone late game.
What you actually see Sunday afternoon comes down to your market. CBS and FOX carry these games regionally, not nationally, so across the full Sunday afternoon slate your market gets three games in total: a doubleheader from one network and a single game from the other. Which matchups you are assigned is decided by the conference package, by whether your local team is being protected, and by each network's read on regional interest, not by anything you choose.
If you want a Sunday afternoon game your market is not showing, NFL Sunday Ticket is the route, and it is sold only through YouTube. For the 2026 season YouTube lists it at $378 as an add-on to a YouTube TV Base Plan, $480 as a standalone purchase, or $240 under a new-subscriber promotion. It covers out-of-market Sunday afternoon games only. It does not include the Thursday, Sunday night or Monday night windows, or the postseason.
Three windows this week need no workaround, because every market gets the same game.
- Thu 8:15 PM ET Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers, Prime Video
- Sun 8:20 PM ET Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos, NBC
- Mon 8:15 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears, ESPN / ABC
Where these broadcast facts come from
- https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/by-week/week-3
- https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/schedule/2026/regular/3/
- https://tv.youtube.com/learn/nflsundayticket/
- http://espnpressroom.com/press-release/espn-to-deliver-companys-largest-nfl-game-portfolio-ever-headlined-by-top-tier-matchups-on-monday-night-football-and-the-international-series-on-nfl-network-super-bowl-lxi-punctuates-the-se/
Questions
Week 3 schedule and lines, answered
What time do NFL games start in Week 3 of the 2026 season?
Week 3 spans six kickoff windows on three days: Thursday at 8:15 PM ET (one game), Sunday at 1:00 PM ET (nine games), Sunday at 4:05 PM ET and 4:25 PM ET (two games each), Sunday at 8:20 PM ET (one game), and Monday at 8:15 PM ET (one game).
How do I know whether I am getting the CBS or FOX doubleheader in Week 3?
Check the clock on your late Sunday afternoon game. CBS holds the Week 3 doubleheader, so its late window kicks off at 4:25 PM ET. FOX has the singleheader this week, and its only late game starts at 4:05 PM ET. If your local late-afternoon game begins at 4:25, you are watching CBS's second game of the day.
How can I watch out-of-market NFL games in Week 3?
NFL Sunday Ticket, sold only through YouTube, is the way to watch Sunday afternoon games outside your home market. YouTube lists 2026 pricing at $378 as a YouTube TV Base Plan add-on, $480 standalone, or $240 for new subscribers. It covers the Sunday afternoon windows only, not Thursday, Sunday night, Monday night or the postseason.
What are the widest and tightest spreads in NFL Week 3?
The widest posted line is Kansas City -11.5 at Miami. The tightest is Minnesota -1.5 at Tampa Bay, with Houston -2.5 at Indianapolis and LA Rams -2.5 at Denver close behind. A spread is the market's estimate of the expected margin of victory, not a result, and lines can move before kickoff.
What time is Baltimore at Dallas, and why is that game different this week?
Baltimore plays at Dallas on Sunday, September 27 at 4:25 PM ET on CBS, inside the network's Week 3 doubleheader window. It is the NFL's first regular-season game in Rio de Janeiro, played at Maracana Stadium, with Dallas designated as the home team.
How does a Kalshi contract price relate to a point spread?
A point spread estimates the expected margin of victory; a Kalshi contract price reads as the market's implied chance of a team winning outright. The contract settles at $1.00 if that team wins and $0 if it loses, so a price in cents is what the market currently thinks the chance is. Prices are Kalshi's, not our picks.
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