Per Matt Verderame of Sports Illustrated, NFL coaches were given an opportunity to speak out against the expected expansion of the regular season. Some instead went in a different direction.

All scheduled NFL games played in week 18 of the 2026 season on ESPN. Includes game times, TV listings and ticket information.

The addition of an 18th game to the NFL regular season has been on the table for some time and became a larger talking point over the last year. At last offseason's league meetings, CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones reported that the addition of another game to ...

Oh how the tables have turned. Not long ago, ESPN was treated as a bottom of the barrel broadcast partner by the NFL, earning Monday Night Football schedules that fell more in line with the lower-tier Thursday Night package than the prestige Sunday Night ...