San Francisco 49ers Schedule 2026: Full Slate, Dates, Times and TV

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The 49ers open the 2026 season in Australia and host a home game in Mexico. San Francisco plays the Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, September 10 in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Australia, then serves as the designated home team against Minnesota at Estadio Banorte in Week 11.

Kyle Shanahan’s 10th season comes after a 12-5 finish, a wild-card upset of the Eagles in Philadelphia and a 41-6 divisional-round loss at Seattle. The 49ers get nine home dates, five prime-time games and a Week 8 bye.

2026 Team Schedule
San Francisco 49ers Schedule
NFC West · Levi’s Stadium · Kyle Shanahan (10th year)
9
Home Games
8
Bye Week
Sept 10
Opener in Melbourne
Nov 22
Circle It: Mexico City
Week Date Opponent Time (ET) / TV Result
1 Thu, Sept 10 at Los Angeles Rams (Melbourne) 8:35 PM · Netflix —
2 Sun, Sept 20 vs Miami Dolphins 4:25 PM · FOX —
3 Sun, Sept 27 vs Arizona Cardinals 4:05 PM · FOX —
4 Sun, Oct 4 vs Denver Broncos 4:25 PM · CBS —
5 Sun, Oct 11 at Seattle Seahawks 4:25 PM · FOX —
6 Mon, Oct 19 vs Washington Commanders 8:15 PM · ESPN —
7 Sun, Oct 25 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 PM · FOX —
8 — BYE WEEK — —
9 Sun, Nov 8 vs Las Vegas Raiders 4:05 PM · CBS —
10 Sun, Nov 15 at Dallas Cowboys 4:25 PM · FOX —
11 Sun, Nov 22 vs Minnesota Vikings (Mexico City) 8:20 PM · NBC —
12 Sun, Nov 29 vs Seattle Seahawks 4:25 PM · FOX —
13 Sun, Dec 6 at New York Giants 1:00 PM · FOX —
14 Sun, Dec 13 vs Los Angeles Rams 4:25 PM · FOX —
15 Thu, Dec 17 at Los Angeles Chargers 8:15 PM · Prime —
16 Sun, Dec 27 at Kansas City Chiefs 4:25 PM · CBS —
17 Sun, Jan 3 vs Philadelphia Eagles 8:20 PM · NBC —
18 TBD at Arizona Cardinals TBD —
Week 18 dates, times and networks are announced only after Week 17 concludes. Prime-time games in Weeks 5-17 can move under flexible scheduling.

Games That Will Define the 49ers’ Season

Wk 1 at Rams The NFL’s first regular-season game in Australia, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on a Thursday night, streamed on Netflix. San Francisco opens on the road for the fifth time in six seasons.
Wk 11 vs Vikings Sunday night at Estadio Banorte in Mexico City, with San Francisco as the designated home team. It makes the 49ers the first team to play two international games in non-consecutive weeks.
Wk 5 & 12 vs Seahawks Seattle in Week 5 at Lumen Field and again at Levi’s in Week 12. The reigning Super Bowl champions are the measuring stick in the NFC West.
Wk 15-17 A Thursday nighter at the Chargers, a trip to Kansas City two days after Christmas, then Philadelphia on Sunday night. Three straight against playoff-caliber teams to close the scheduled slate.
Two Countries, One Season
Melbourne in Week 1 and Mexico City in Week 11 make San Francisco the second team to play international games in two different countries in the same year, after Minnesota in 2025.
Five Prime-Time Games
The Thursday opener, a Monday night against Washington, Sunday nights in Mexico City and against the Eagles, and a Thursday night at the Chargers. Two of the five are at Levi’s Stadium.
Five Playoff Teams
Denver, the Chargers, the Rams, Philadelphia and Seattle all reached the 2025 postseason, and four of those games come in the final eight weeks.

How the Schedule Sets Up

The Melbourne opener is the strangest week on any 2026 calendar, and it comes with a long flight home before Miami visits in Week 2. From there the 49ers get a soft-looking home stretch: Arizona, Denver, then Seattle on the road and Washington on Monday night. The bye lands well in Week 8, right after Atlanta.

November is where the travel bill comes due again, with Dallas and then Mexico City in back-to-back weeks. December is the hardest month on paper. For the other side of the Week 17 matchup, see our Philadelphia Eagles schedule page. Full league schedules and flexible-scheduling rules are published by the NFL.

The Bottom Line

Two international games, nine home dates counting Mexico City, five prime-time windows and a Week 8 bye. The 49ers have the most unusual travel schedule in the league and a December that runs Rams-Chargers-Chiefs-Eagles. Bookmark this page; results and Week 18 details are updated throughout the season.