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Seattle’s title defense starts early
The Seahawks host New England on Wednesday, Sept. 9 in a Super Bowl rematch. There is no soft launch for the champs.
CrossTalk Media Digital Publication • September 2026
THE 32-TEAM NFL PREVIEW
Every team. Every schedule. The stars, pressure points, division races and CrossTalk projections that will define the 2026 season.
League outlook
Five forces shaping 2026
This season starts with a defending champion under immediate pressure, a Rams roster built like a superteam, ten new head coaches and a global schedule unlike anything the league has staged before.
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The Rams built a monster
Reigning MVP Matthew Stafford now shares a roster with Myles Garrett - and Aaron Donald returned from retirement just before Week 1.
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Ten new head coaches
Buffalo, Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Las Vegas, the Giants, Atlanta and Arizona are among the clubs changing leadership.
04
The NFL goes global
Melbourne, Rio, London, Paris, Madrid, Munich and Mexico City all appear on the regular-season map.
05
Quarterback movement everywhere
Kyler Murray in Minnesota, Geno Smith with the Jets, Aaron Rodgers in Pittsburgh and Malik Willis in Miami reshape four divisions.
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The playoff board
These are editorial projections, not reported outcomes. They are designed to frame each team’s ceiling entering Week 1.
AFC projected field
NFC projected field
Rams
NFC champion pick
CROSSTALK SUPER BOWL PICK
RAMS OVER BILLS
RAMS OVER BILLS
Bills
AFC champion pick
Methodology & source desk
Built for opening week, not the offseason.
The team outlooks are CrossTalk editorial analysis informed by current 53-man roster reporting, NFL.com’s Aug. 11 preseason power rankings, official team transactions and the league’s published 2026 schedule. Coaching assignments and late-camp developments were checked through Sept. 3, 2026.
- NFL 2026 schedule
- nflverse schedule data (used to populate the interactive team schedule grids)
- NFL transactions
- CrossTalk Media Hub App Store listing
Image note: Team logos are pulled from ESPN’s current team-logo CDN. Hero player photographs are requested from ESPN’s live roster feed when this edition is opened online. If a player photo is unavailable or the edition is opened offline, the corresponding team logo is used as the fallback.
Schedule note: Weeks 16-18 are subject to NFL flex scheduling. Injury status, depth charts and active rosters can also change after publication.
NFL team marks and player imagery are the property of their respective rights holders and are presented for editorial identification. CrossTalk Media Hub is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Football League or ESPN. © 2026 CrossTalk Media Hub. Editorial projections are opinion.