Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
By Ross Jackson
Here is the New Orleans Saints’ full 2026 preseason and regular season schedule.
Preseason
Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars | Saturday, August 15 3:00 p.m. CT (FOX)
Week 2: at Los Angeles Rams | Saturday, August 22 3:00 p.m. CT (FOX)
Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys | TBD (FOX)
This preseason schedule indicates the potential for joint practices on the west coast ahead of the Rams matchup.
Regular Season
Week 1: at Detroit Lions | Sunday, Sept. 13 12:00 p.m. CT (FOX)
Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens | Sunday, Sept. 20 12:00 p.m. CT (CBS)
Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Raiders | Sunday, Sept. 27 3:25 p.m. CT (CBS)
Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons | Monday, Oct. 5, 7:15 p.m. CT (ESPN)
Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings | Sunday, Oct. 11 12:00 p.m. CT (FOX)
Week 6: at New York Giants | Sunday, Oct. 18 12:00 p.m. CT (FOX)
Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | Sunday, Oct. 25 8:30 a.m. CT (Paris – NFL Network)
Week 8: BYE WEEK
Week 9: vs. Cleveland Browns | Sunday, Nov. 8 12:00 p.m. CT (CBS)
Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers | Sunday, Nov. 15 12:00 p.m. CT (FOX)
Week 11: at Chicago Bears | Sunday, Nov. 22 12:00 p.m. CT (FOX)
Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals | Sunday, Nov. 29 12:00 p.m. CT (CBS)
Week 13: vs. Green Bay Packers | Sunday, Dec. 6 12:00 p.m. CT (FOX)
Week 14: at Carolina Panthers | Sunday, Dec. 13 12:00 p.m. CT (CBS)
Week 15: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sunday, Dec. 20 12:00 p.m. CT (FOX)
Week 16: vs. Arizona Cardinals | Sunday, Dec. 27 12:00 p.m. CT (FOX)
Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons | Sunday, Jan. 3 12:00 p.m. (FOX)
Week 18: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jan. 9/10, Time TBD (TBD)
The Saints will have a stretch of home games in the middle of the season after starting their season on the road with some trying matchups. For the second year in a row, New Orleans is expected to have one of the easiest strengths of schedule in the league, playing one that appears to get easier as the season goes along.
Leaving out the team’s international game in Paris, France, travel is limited throughout the season, which is usually a good sign.
The team will also have a bye week placed near the middle of the season, which immediately follows their Parisian travel.
New Orleans also returns to prime time with a one Monday night game against the division rival Falcons. The Saints had no prime-time matchups in 2025.
