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Thursday, December 31, 2026

Key dates

  1. 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.

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

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

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

    TNT Sports carries the outdoor game.

  4. Jan 1 to Feb 1Premier League winter transfer window (opens Jan 1, closes Feb 1, 23:00 GMT)
    Soccerin 60 daysSource
  5. 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
Sun, Jan 31 game · 1 national
8:20PM ETPhiladelphia EaglesatSan Francisco 49ersSunday 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.