2006 NFL Schedule
Below is the NFL's 2006 national television schedule, featuring games that will be seen by the whole country. More preseason games will be shown than last year, and NFL Network has joined the mix to bring you eight regular-season contests. This year's traditional Thanksgiving Day games are Miami at Detroit, Tampa Bay at Dallas, and a third game to feature Denver at Kansas City. There will also be a Christmas doubleheader with Philadelphia at Dallas and the N.Y. Jets at Miami. And with a full slate of games on New Year's Eve, celebrate the last day of 2006 with all your favorite teams.
| PRESEASON | ||
| Date | Game | (Network) |
| Sunday, Aug. 6 | Oakland vs. Philadelphia (HOF Game) | (NBC, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Thursday, Aug. 10 | Indianapolis at St. Louis | (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Friday, Aug. 11 | New England at Atlanta | (CBS, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Sunday, Aug. 13 | Washington at Cincinnati | (NBC, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Monday, Aug. 14 | Oakland at Minnesota | (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Thursday, Aug. 17 | Kansas City at N.Y. Giants | (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Friday, Aug. 18 | San Diego at Chicago | (CBS, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Saturday, Aug. 19 | Arizona at New England | (NFL Network, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Sunday, Aug. 20 | Seattle at Indianapolis | (NBC, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Monday, Aug. 21 | Dallas at New Orleans (Shreveport, La.) | (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Thursday, Aug. 24 | Miami at Carolina | (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Friday, Aug. 25 | Pittsburgh at Philadelphia | (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Saturday, Aug. 26 | Tampa Bay at Jacksonville | (CBS, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Sunday, Aug. 27 | Houston at Denver | (NFL Network, 8 p.m. ET) |
| Monday, Aug. 28 | Green Bay at Cincinnati | (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET) |
| REGULAR SEASON | ||
| Date | Game | (Network) |
| Thursday, Sept. 7 | Miami at Pittsburgh | (8:30 p.m. ET, NBC) |
| Sunday, Sept. 10 | Dallas at Jacksonville | (4:15 p.m. ET, FOX) |
| Indianapolis at N.Y. Giants | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Sept. 11 | Minnesota at Washington | (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| San Diego at Oakland | (10:15 p.m. ET, ESPN) | |
| Sunday, Sept. 17 | Kansas City at Denver | (4:15 p.m. ET, CBS) |
| Washington at Dallas | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Sept. 18 | Pittsburgh at Jacksonville | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Sunday, Sept. 24 | N.Y. Giants at Seattle | (4:15 p.m. ET, FOX) |
| Denver at New England | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Sept. 25 | Atlanta at New Orleans | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Sunday, Oct. 1 | New England at Cincinnati | (4:15 p.m. ET, CBS) |
| Seattle at Chicago | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Oct. 2 | Green Bay at Philadelphia | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Sunday, Oct. 8 | Dallas at Philadelphia | (4:15 p.m. ET, FOX) |
| Pittsburgh at San Diego | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Oct. 9 | Baltimore at Denver | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Sunday, Oct. 15 | Kansas City at Pittsburgh | (4:15 p.m. ET, CBS) |
| Oakland at Denver | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Oct. 16 | Chicago at Arizona | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Sunday, Oct. 22 | Washington at Indianapolis | (4:15 p.m. ET, FOX) |
| Monday, Oct. 23 | N.Y. Giants at Dallas | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Sunday, Oct. 29 | Indianapolis at Denver | (4:15 p.m. ET, CBS) |
| Dallas at Carolina | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Oct. 30 | New England at Minnesota | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Sunday, Nov. 5 | Denver at Pittsburgh | (4:15 p.m. ET, CBS) |
| Indianapolis at New England | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Nov. 6 | Oakland at Seattle | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Sunday, Nov. 12 | To be determined | (4:15 p.m. ET, FOX) |
| To be determined | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Nov. 13 | Tampa Bay at Carolina | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Sunday, Nov. 19 | To be determined | (4:15 p.m. ET, CBS) |
| To be determined | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Nov. 20 | N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Miami at Detroit | (12:30 p.m. ET, CBS) | |
| Tampa Bay at Dallas | (4:15 p.m. ET, FOX) | |
| Denver at Kansas City | (8 p.m. ET, NFL Network) | |
| Sunday, Nov. 26 | To be determined | (4:15 p.m. ET, FOX) |
| To be determined | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Nov. 27 | Green Bay at Seattle | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Thursday, Nov. 30 | Baltimore at Cincinnati | (8 p.m. ET, NFL Network) |
| Sunday, Dec. 3 | To be determined | (4:15 p.m. ET, FOX) |
| To be determined | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Dec. 4 | Carolina at Philadelphia | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Thursday, Dec. 7 | Cleveland at Pittsburgh | (8 p.m. ET, NFL Network) |
| Sunday, Dec. 10 | To be determined | (4:15 p.m. ET, CBS) |
| To be determined | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Dec. 11 | Chicago at St. Louis | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Thursday, Dec. 14 | San Francisco at Seattle | (8 p.m. ET, NFL Network) |
| Saturday, Dec. 16 | Dallas at Atlanta | (8 p.m. ET, NFL Network) |
| Sunday, Dec. 17 | To be determined | (4:15 p.m. ET, FOX) |
| To be determined | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
| Monday, Dec. 18 | Cincinnati at Indianapolis | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| Thursday, Dec. 21 | Minnesota at Green Bay | (8 p.m. ET, NFL Network) |
| Saturday, Dec. 23 | Kansas City at Oakland | (8 p.m. ET, NFL Network) |
| Sunday, Dec. 24 | Cincinnati at Denver | (4:15 p.m. ET, CBS) |
| Monday, Dec. 25 | Philadelphia at Dallas | (5 p.m. ET, NBC) |
| N.Y. Jets at Miami | (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) | |
| Saturday, Dec. 30 | N.Y. Giants at Washington | (8 p.m. ET, NFL Network) |
| Sunday, Dec. 31 | To be determined | (4:15 p.m. ET, CBS) |
| Arizona at San Diego | (4:15 p.m. ET, FOX) | |
| To be determined | (8:15 p.m. ET, NBC) | |
