TodayMon, Nov 2

Saturday, November 21, 2026

Key dates

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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  3. Nov 21SatSMU at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)
  4. Nov 22SunInternational Series: Minnesota vs San Francisco, Mexico City

    Played at Estadio Azteca. NBC lists it as its Sunday Night Football game that day.

  5. Nov 25WedNBA Cup group-play tripleheader on ESPN

    Three Cup group games in one night on ESPN.

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  6. Nov 25WedThanksgiving Eve game: Green Bay at LA Rams (Netflix)

    First game on the day before Thanksgiving.

  7. 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.

  8. Nov 27FriMinnesota at Wisconsin, Friday 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)
  9. Nov 27FriBlack Friday Football: Denver at Pittsburgh (Prime Video)

    Afternoon game, exclusive to Prime Video and Twitch.

Games by day

Square and bold = national TV or streaming

Time ETGameWhere
Sat, Nov 211 game · 1 national
7:30PM ETSMUatNotre DameCollege football · College FootballPer NBCUniversal's fall lineup
Sun, Nov 221 game · 1 national
8:20PM ETMinnesota 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 ETBrooklyn NetsatMinnesota TimberwolvesNBAPeacock NBA Monday, per NBC Sports' schedule: streams on Peacock and also airs on NBCSN.
Tue, Nov 242 games · 2 national
8:00PM ETBoston CelticsatWashington WizardsNBAPer NBC Sports' schedule. Coast 2 Coast Tuesday games: your NBC station may pick one of the two; Peacock streams both.
10:00PM ETDallas 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 ETChicago BearsatDetroit LionsNFLThanksgiving, per Wikipedia (2026 NFL season).
4:30PM ETPhiladelphia EaglesatDallas CowboysNFLThanksgiving, per Wikipedia (2026 NFL season). Tubi simulcast.
8:20PM ETKansas 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.
Fri, Nov 271 game · 1 national
7:30PM ETMinnesotaatWisconsinCollege football · College FootballPer NBCUniversal's fall lineup