Schedule
Schedule
Games and key dates for seven days (Eastern Time).
Key dates
- Oct 30 to Dec 11NBA Cup: group play, knockouts, final
Group games run on Fridays and a few other November nights, then a single-elimination bracket leads to the championship game on Dec 11.
- Nov 8 to Dec 18MLS Cup playoffs (start date after the Nov 7 finale; final on Dec 18)
Nine teams per conference qualify. The playoffs are planned for an uninterrupted block in November and December.
- Nov 21SatSMU at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)
- Nov 22SunInternational Series: Minnesota vs San Francisco, Mexico City
Played at Estadio Azteca. NBC lists it as its Sunday Night Football game that day.
- Nov 25WedNBA Cup group-play tripleheader on ESPN
Three Cup group games in one night on ESPN.
- Nov 25WedThanksgiving Eve game: Green Bay at LA Rams (Netflix)
First game on the day before Thanksgiving.
- Nov 26ThuThanksgiving: Chicago at Detroit, Philadelphia at Dallas, Kansas City at Buffalo
CBS has the early Detroit game, FOX the Dallas game, and NBC the night game. Tubi simulcasts the Dallas game.
Games by day
Square and bold = national TV or streaming
| Time ET | Game | Where |
|---|---|---|
Sat, Nov 211 game · 1 national | ||
| 7:30PM ET | SMUatNotre DameCollege football · College FootballPer NBCUniversal's fall lineup | |
Sun, Nov 221 game · 1 national | ||
| 8:20PM ET | Minnesota VikingsatSan Francisco 49ersNFLPlayed in Mexico City; the SNF slot per NBC. Kickoff time is the usual SNF slot, not confirmed in our source. | |
Mon, Nov 231 game · 1 national | ||
| 7:30PM ET | Brooklyn NetsatMinnesota TimberwolvesNBAPeacock NBA Monday, per NBC Sports' schedule: streams on Peacock and also airs on NBCSN. | |
Tue, Nov 242 games · 2 national | ||
| 8:00PM ET | Boston CelticsatWashington WizardsNBAPer NBC Sports' schedule. Coast 2 Coast Tuesday games: your NBC station may pick one of the two; Peacock streams both. | |
| 10:00PM ET | Dallas MavericksatDenver NuggetsNBAPer NBC Sports' schedule. Coast 2 Coast Tuesday games: your NBC station may pick one of the two; Peacock streams both. | |
Thu, Nov 263 games · 3 national | ||
| 1:00PM ET | Chicago BearsatDetroit LionsNFLThanksgiving, per Wikipedia (2026 NFL season). | |
| 4:30PM ET | Philadelphia EaglesatDallas CowboysNFLThanksgiving, per Wikipedia (2026 NFL season). Tubi simulcast. | |
| 8:20PM ET | Kansas City ChiefsatBuffalo BillsNFLSunday Night Football, per NBC. Flexible scheduling can change the game and the slot. Kickoff time is the usual SNF slot, not confirmed in our source. | |