{"id":592664,"date":"2026-05-16T12:42:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T16:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/?page_id=592664"},"modified":"2026-05-16T12:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T16:42:31","slug":"washington-commanders-2026-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/washington-commanders-2026-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Commanders 2026 Schedule: Preseason & Regular Season Details"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Washington Commanders 2026 schedule is here. Fans can now mark their calendars for every preseason and regular season game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-Season Commanders Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
Week<\/th>Date<\/th>Opponent<\/th>Time<\/th>TV<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>Aug. 14<\/td>Miami Dolphins<\/td>7 p.m. ET<\/td>CBS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>TBD<\/td>at Detroit Lions<\/td>TBD<\/td>CBS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>Aug. 28<\/td>at Baltimore Ravens<\/td>7 p.m. ET<\/td>CBS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

Regular Season Commanders Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Week<\/th>Date<\/th>Opponent<\/th>Time<\/th>TV<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>Sept. 13<\/td>at Philadelphia Eagles<\/td>4:25 p.m. ET<\/td>FOX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>Sept. 20<\/td>at Dallas Cowboys<\/td>4:25 p.m. ET<\/td>FOX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>Sept. 27<\/td>Seattle Seahawks<\/td>1 p.m. ET<\/td>FOX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>Oct. 4<\/td>Indianapolis Colts<\/td>9:30 a.m. ET<\/td>NFL Network<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>Oct. 11<\/td>New York Giants<\/td>1 p.m. ET<\/td>FOX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>Oct. 19<\/td>at San Francisco 49ers<\/td>8:15 p.m. ET<\/td>ESPN\/ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>BYE WEEK<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>Nov. 1<\/td>Philadelphia Eagles<\/td>8:20 p.m. ET<\/td>NBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>Nov. 8<\/td>Los Angeles Rams<\/td>1 p.m. ET<\/td>FOX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>Nov. 12<\/td>at New York Giants<\/td>8:15 p.m. ET<\/td>Amazon Prime<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>Nov. 23<\/td>Cincinnati Bengals<\/td>8:15 p.m. ET<\/td>ESPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>Nov. 29<\/td>at Arizona Cardinals<\/td>4:25 p.m. ET<\/td>FOX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>Dec. 6<\/td>at Tennessee Titans<\/td>1 p.m. ET<\/td>CBS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>Dec. 13<\/td>Houston Texans<\/td>1 p.m. ET<\/td>CBS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>Dec. 20<\/td>Atlanta Falcons<\/td>1 p.m. ET<\/td>CBS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>Dec. 26<\/td>at Minnesota Vikings<\/td>TBD<\/td>TBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>Jan. 2<\/td>at Jacksonville Jaguars<\/td>TBD<\/td>TBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>TBD<\/td>Dallas Cowboys<\/td>TBD<\/td>TBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

Commanders 2026 Schedule Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Washington faces teams from the NFC West and AFC South. They also meet third-place finishers from the NFC North, AFC North, and NFC South. Add in two each with the rest of the NFC East, and you have your 17-game Washington Commanders 2026 schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington have a tough early schedule. They open with back-to-back road divisional games, against the Eagles and Cowboys. They follow that up with a home opener against the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. It’s the first time since 2019 that Washington have had to open with two divisional match-ups, and the first since 2012 where they opened with two on the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, they head to London in Week 4 against the Indianapolis Colts. This marks their second straight international game, after playing at the Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain last year. The Commanders travel 18,491 miles this season – 16th in the league. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commanders have a solid four Prime Time games. They will all come within a 6-week window – Week 6 at the 49ers, Week 8 at the Eagles, Week 10 against the Giants, and Week 11 against the Bengals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the Giants game is on a Thursday and the Bengals is the following Monday, the Commanders get 11 days of rest between. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Commanders Schedule Notes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

They will play two Saturday games this year, for just the third time in franchise history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington plays Philadelphia twice in the first eight weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They meet the Giants twice in the first 10 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their bye week comes the earliest since 2018, in Week 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you think of the schedule? What dates are you circling on your calendar? Hit us up on X<\/a> and let us know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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