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IMAX is close to naming a replacement exclusive Thanksgiving 2026 release to fill the gap after Greta Gerwig’s Narnia moved to Feb. 12, 2027 on Netflix; CEO Rich Gelfond said he’s not ready to reveal the title but indicated the exclusive Thanksgiving model will continue, with mentions of Disney’s Infinity Vision branding and a three‑week run for Dune 3 in the holiday lineup.
NFL’s 2026 bye weeks run from Week 5 to Week 14 (Week 12 is skipped for Thanksgiving); Week 11 features six teams on a bye—the most of the season—with the Packers and Rams also off in Week 11 due to the Thanksgiving Eve game. The remaining byes are four-team buys scattered across Weeks 5–10, 11 (the six-team Week 11), 13, and 14: Week 5 Panthers/Chiefs; Week 6 Bengals/Lions/Dolphins/Vikings; Week 7 Bills/Jaguars/Chargers/Commanders; Week 8 Texans/Saints/Giants/49ers; Week 9 Steelers/Titans; Week 10 Bears/Broncos/Eagles/Buccaneers; Week 11 Falcons/Browns/Packers/Rams/Patriots/Seahawks; Week 13 Ravens/Colts/Raiders/Jets; Week 14 Cardinals/Cowboys.
KC's 2026 regular-season slate features six primetime games, a Week 5 bye, and a late-season stretch that includes a Thanksgiving night road showdown with the Bills (NBC, 7:20 PM). The opener is a Week 1 Monday Night Football home game vs. the Broncos, with several marquee tests and an overall strength of schedule projected as fifth-highest based on 2025 results.
The piece critiques Detroit's 2026 slate as tough and poorly balanced: three divisional road games in the final four weeks, an early Week 6 bye, a crowded travel stretch that includes an overseas game and Thanksgiving, only four primetime appearances, and a repetitive Thanksgiving slate dominated by NFC North rivals.
Buffalo Bills' 2026 regular-season schedule features 17 games with seven national primetime appearances, including Week 2 TNF vs Lions, a Thanksgiving primetime game vs Chiefs, and a Christmas Day showdown at Denver. The slate includes several challenging early road trips, an early bye, two consecutive road stretches, and six road games in Weeks 13–17. The Bills face NFC North foes in primetime and aim to steer their playoff fate under coach Joe Brady.
Buffalo opens the 2026 slate with a Week 1 road game at Houston and a primetime Week 2 home date with Detroit, then hosts a three-game early homestand against the Lions, Chargers, and Patriots. The Bills have a Thanksgiving showdown with the Chiefs and a Christmas Day game vs the Broncos (Netflix exclusive), followed by a West Coast swing (Rams on MNF and Raiders in Las Vegas) before a Week 7 bye. A pivotal stretch includes a December slate at Lambeau and six national-window games from Weeks 11–16 (Miami, Kansas City, New England, Green Bay, Chicago, Denver), with five of the final nine against AFC East foes, including trips to the Jets and a home game with the Dolphins to close the year. Preseason released: Panthers, Browns, Steelers.
The NFL released the Detroit Lions’ 2026 regular-season schedule: Detroit opens at Ford Field against New Orleans and ends Week 18 at Green Bay, with four primetime games (including a Munich, Germany international clash vs New England) and a Thanksgiving matchup vs Chicago. The Lions also have a national TV presence in other slots, face seven playoff teams, and enter a schedule ranked as the sixth-easiest based on last year’s opponent win percentage, following the league’s standard division/conference/non-division structure.
The Cowboys’ 2026 regular season includes a 27,980-mile travel load and a first-ever international game against the Baltimore Ravens in Rio de Janeiro (Week 3), plus a Thanksgiving showdown with the Eagles. The 17-game slate opens Week 1 at the Giants, with trips to Houston, Green Bay, Seattle, and Los Angeles, a Week 14 bye, and six primetime games as Dallas aims to rebound from a 7-9-1 finish in 2025 under Brian Schottenheimer.
An unofficial look at Green Bay’s 2026 slate suggests the Packers open with back-to-back road games at Minnesota and the Jets, host nine home games, and feature notable dates including a Thanksgiving Eve game at the Rams streamed on Netflix and a Christmas noon kickoff at the Chicago Bears, plus Thursday-night matchups vs the Falcons and Panthers and a rare Wednesday game at the Rams in Week 12. The schedule also flags late-season games against the Bills and Dolphins, and a potential Week 18 finale vs the Lions, with several dates still to be finalized.
The Kansas City Chiefs will visit the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving night for Week 12 in a NBC-televised primetime matchup at Buffalo’s new Highmark Stadium, continuing a yearly rivalry since 2020 with Buffalo holding a regular-season edge and Kansas City owning playoff success; Mahomes’ ACL recovery is expected to be behind him, though other injuries could affect the lineup.
A report says the Detroit Lions will host the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving in Detroit for the 2026 slate, continuing a holiday rivalry. Detroit won both meetings with Chicago in 2025, and Bears coach Ben Johnson—formerly Lions offensive coordinator—remains eyeing his first win against his former team. The NFL has also announced Eagles at Dallas on Thanksgiving and Lions at Buffalo in Week 2.
A leaked Chicago Bears 2026 schedule shows Week 1 on the road at Carolina, Week 2 at home vs Jacksonville, Week 3 at home vs Philadelphia (Monday Night Football), with later marquee showdowns including Week 7 against the Patriots (Thursday Night Football), Week 9 vs the Buccaneers (Sunday Night Football), Week 11 vs the Saints, Thanksgiving Week 13 at Detroit, and Week 17 vs Detroit, signaling a slate of high-profile tests and potential playoff implications.
Netflix will air the Packers’ road game against the Rams on Nov. 25, marking the streaming service’s first NFL broadcast and only the second Wednesday game in Packers history (last done in 1938); both teams are viewed as playoff contenders, with the Rams bolstering the secondary and Green Bay relying on continuity, Bleacher Report ranking the Rams 2nd and Packers 12th in post-draft power rankings, and by Thanksgiving Week players like Micah Parsons and Tucker Kraft expected to be back from ACL injuries; Green Bay holds a 51-47-2 series lead and had a five-game win streak against the Rams entering this matchup.
The Packers will host the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 (Week 12) at 7 p.m. CT in a primetime game that will be streamed on Netflix; it’s only the second Wednesday game in franchise history. Green Bay has played on Thanksgiving in 2023 and 2025 (wins over Detroit) and 2024 (win over Miami), and the full 2026 schedule will be released at 6:30 p.m. CT on Thursday with updates available on packers.com and social channels.
With the 2026 NFL schedule due May 14, Detroit already has a Munich Week 10 game set for Nov. 15, leaving the team potentially three games in 11 days around Thanksgiving unless a Week 11 bye is possible. The Pride of Detroit podcast weighs the rest implications, desired primetime slots, and Thanksgiving opponent, while also reviewing offseason defensive moves.