From a pivotal home opener against Cleveland to back-to-back London clashes, the Jaguars face a grueling path to defend their AFC South title and secure postseason glory.
The Jacksonville Jaguars revealed their full schedule for the 2026 season, unveiling its difficulty ahead of defending their AFC South title and eyeing a Super Bowl berth.
Jacksonville will kick off the preseason on Aug. 15 against the New Orleans Saints at the Caesars Superdome at 4 p.m., an early evening game for the team. The Jaguars will end the three-week preseason on a two-game home stand against the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The home season-opener for Jacksonville is against the Cleveland Browns at 1 p.m. on Sept. 13 and will stream live on CBS. Travis Hunter could face off against his former college teammate, Sheduer Sanders, should he win the starting quarterback position against Deshaun Watson, who is returning from a torn Achilles injury.
After the Browns, the Jaguars travel for their first road game against the Denver Broncos and face off against Bo Nix, who should be ready for regular-season play after fracturing his ankle in the playoffs, at 4:05 p.m.
The team returns home to prepare for the New England Patriots, then back on the road to face the Cincinnati Bengals the following week, both games airing at 1 p.m.
Jacksonville then travels to its home away from home, London, for the next two matchups. They will face the Philadelphia Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and their division rival, the Houston Texans, at Wembley Stadium. Both games will air at 9:30 a.m. on NFL Network.
The Jaguars have an additional London game due to reconstruction at EverBank Stadium, which has reduced fan capacity for this season, before calling Camping World Stadium their home for the 2027 season.
Week 7 is the bye week after spending two weeks in London. They return to action in Week 8 against another division rival, the Indianapolis Colts, at 1 p.m.
Jacksonville has its first Thursday Night Football matchup against Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens at 8:15 p.m. on Amazon, starting a three-game road trip.
The Jaguars will face another division rival, the Tennessee Titans, in Week 10 at Nissan Stadium, then fly to New York the following week to face the New York Giants, both games at 1 p.m.
Tennessee and Jacksonville meet up once more, this time at EverBank Stadium, in Week 12, finishing their two-game series quickly at 4:05 p.m.
Jacksonville travels again after spending one week at home, heading up to face Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears at 1 p.m.
The team will return home for a much-anticipated matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, whom they blocked from selecting as an international game. Jacksonville has an interesting rivalry with Pittsburgh, and preferred to play them in front of their home fans at 8:15 p.m. for Monday Night Football.
After the Steelers game, the Jaguars will travel to Houston to close out their series at 1 p.m., in what could be a critical game for the division, as it was a close race between the two last season.
Jacksonville will have a primetime Sunday Night Football slot against the Dallas Cowboys at 8:20 p.m. at AT&T Stadium.
The Jaguars close the regular season, splitting home and away games. They will face the Washington Commanders at home and end the season against the Colts. Both game dates, times, and TV streams are to be determined.
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