TodayMon, Nov 2

Monday, December 28, 2026

Key dates

  1. Dec 21 to Dec 29NBC 'Holiday Hoops' national games

    Seven national games over four nights; six on NBC and Peacock, one Peacock and NBCSN only (Dec 21).

  2. Dec 30 to Jan 1CFP quarterfinals: Fiesta, Peach, Rose (Jan 1) and Cotton bowls

    The four top seeds enter here after their first-round bye. The Rose Bowl is always a quarterfinal on New Year's Day.

  3. Dec 31ThuThursday Night Football finale on New Year's Eve (Prime Video)

    New Year's Eve. The matchup is not given in our sources.

  4. Dec 31ThuWinter Classic: Colorado at Utah, Rice-Eccles Stadium, 6 p.m. ET (TNT)

    TNT Sports carries the outdoor game.

  5. Jan 1 to Feb 1Premier League winter transfer window (opens Jan 1, closes Feb 1, 23:00 GMT)
    Soccerin 60 daysSource
  6. Jan 2SatWeek 17 Saturday: NBC game, then a Peacock-exclusive game

    4:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, 8:00 p.m. ET on Peacock only. Two of four on-hold games will be picked.

    NFLin 61 daysProjectedSource

Games by day

Square and bold = national TV or streaming

Time ETGameWhere
Mon, Dec 282 games · 2 national
8:00PM ETCleveland CavaliersatBoston CelticsNBAHoliday Hoops, per NBC Sports' schedule: shown nationally on NBC and Peacock.
10:30PM ETMinnesota TimberwolvesatDenver NuggetsNBAHoliday Hoops, per NBC Sports' schedule: shown nationally on NBC and Peacock.
Tue, Dec 292 games · 2 national
8:00PM ETMiami HeatatDallas MavericksNBAHoliday Hoops, per NBC Sports' schedule: shown nationally on NBC and Peacock.
10:30PM ETHouston RocketsatLos Angeles LakersNBAHoliday Hoops, per NBC Sports' schedule: shown nationally on NBC and Peacock.
Sun, Jan 31 game · 1 national
8:20PM ETPhiladelphia EaglesatSan Francisco 49ersNFLSunday 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.