1996 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(ALL TIMES LOCAL)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 (FIRST WEEKEND)
NBC-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
1. ARIZONA AT INDIANAPOLIS
12:00
2. ATLANTA AT CAROLINA
1:00
3. CINCINNATI AT ST. LOUIS
12:00
4. DETROIT AT MINNESOTA
12:00
5. GREEN BAY AT TAMPA BAY
4:00
6. KANSAS CITY AT HOUSTON
12:00
7. NEW ENGLAND AT MIAMI
4:00
8. NEW ORLEANS AT SAN FRANCISCO
1:00
9. NEW YORK JETS AT DENVER
2:00
10. OAKLAND AT BALTIMORE
1:00
11. PHILADELPHIA AT WASHINGTON
1:00
12. PITTSBURGH AT JACKSONVILLE
1:00
13. SEATTLE AT SAN DIEGO
1:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 1
14. BUFFALO AT NEW YORK GIANTS
8:00
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
15. DALLAS AT CHICAGO
8:00
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 (SECOND WEEKEND)
FOX-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
16. BALTIMORE AT PITTSBURGH
1:00
17. CAROLINA AT NEW ORLEANS
12:00
18. CHICAGO AT WASHINGTON
1:00
19. CINCINNATI AT SAN DIEGO
1:00
20. DENVER AT SEATTLE
1:00
21. HOUSTON AT JACKSONVILLE
1:00
22. INDIANAPOLIS AT NEW YORK JETS
1:00
23. MINNESOTA AT ATLANTA
1:00
24. NEW ENGLAND AT BUFFALO
1:00
25. NEW YORK GIANTS AT DALLAS
3:00
26. OAKLAND AT KANSAS CITY
12:00
27. ST. LOUIS AT SAN FRANCISCO
1:00
28. TAMPA BAY AT DETROIT
1:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 8
29. MIAMI AT ARIZONA
5:00
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
30. PHILADELPHIA AT GREEN BAY
8:00
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 (THIRD WEEKEND)
(OPEN DATES: ATLANTA, CAROLINA, ST. LOUIS, SAN FRANCISCO)
NBC-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
31. ARIZONA AT NEW ENGLAND
1:00
32. BALTIMORE AT HOUSTON
12:00
33. DETROIT AT PHILADELPHIA
1:00
34. INDIANAPOLIS AT DALLAS
3:00
35. JACKSONVILLE AT OAKLAND
1:00
36. KANSAS CITY AT SEATTLE
1:00
37. MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO
12:00
38. NEW ORLEANS AT CINCINNATI
1:00
39. NEW YORK JETS AT MIAMI
1:00
40. SAN DIEGO AT GREEN BAY
12:00
41. WASHINGTON AT NEW YORK GIANTS
4:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 15
42. TAMPA BAY AT DENVER
6:00
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
43. BUFFALO AT PITTSBURGH
9:00
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (FOURTH WEEKEND)
(OPEN DATES: BALTIMORE, CINCINNATI, HOUSTON, PITTSBURGH)
FOX-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
44. ARIZONA AT NEW ORLEANS
12:00
45. CHICAGO AT DETROIT
4:00
46. DALLAS AT BUFFALO
4:00
47. DENVER AT KANSAS CITY
12:00
48. GREEN BAY AT MINNESOTA
12:00
49. JACKSONVILLE AT NEW ENGLAND
1:00
50. NEW YORK GIANTS AT NEW YORK JETS
1:00
51. SAN DIEGO AT OAKLAND
1:00
52. SAN FRANCISCO AT CAROLINA
1:00
53. SEATTLE AT TAMPA BAY
4:00
54. WASHINGTON AT ST. LOUIS
12:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 22
55. PHILADELPHIA AT ATLANTA
8:00
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
56. MIAMI AT INDIANAPOLIS
8:00
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 (FIFTH WEEKEND)
(OPEN DATES: BUFFALO, INDIANAPOLIS, MIAMI, NEW ENGLAND)
FOX-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
57. ATLANTA AT SAN FRANCISCO
1:00
58. CAROLINA AT JACKSONVILLE
1:00
59. DENVER AT CINCINNATI
1:00
60. DETROIT AT TAMPA BAY
1:00
61. GREEN BAY AT SEATTLE
1:00
62. HOUSTON AT PITTSBURGH
1:00
63. KANSAS CITY AT SAN DIEGO
1:00
64. MINNESOTA AT NEW YORK GIANTS
1:00
65. NEW ORLEANS AT BALTIMORE
1:00
66. OAKLAND AT CHICAGO
12:00
67. ST. LOUIS AT ARIZONA
1:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 29
68. NEW YORK JETS AT WASHINGTON
8:00
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
69. DALLAS AT PHILADELPHIA
9:00
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 (SIXTH WEEKEND)
(OPEN DATES: ARIZONA, DALLAS, NY GIANTS, PHILADELPHIA, TAMPA BAY, WASHINGTON)
NBC-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
70. ATLANTA AT DETROIT
1:00
71. CAROLINA AT MINNESOTA
12:00
72. GREEN BAY AT CHICAGO
12:00
73. INDIANAPOLIS AT BUFFALO
4:00
74. JACKSONVILLE AT NEW ORLEANS
3:00
75. NEW ENGLAND AT BALTIMORE
1:00
76. OAKLAND AT NEW YORK JETS
1:00
77. SAN DIEGO AT DENVER
2:00
78. SAN FRANCISCO AT ST. LOUIS
3:00
79. SEATTLE AT MIAMI
1:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 6
80. HOUSTON AT CINCINNATI
8:00
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7
81. PITTSBURGH AT KANSAS CITY
8:00
UNDAY, OCTOBER 13 (SEVENTH WEEKEND)
(OPEN DATES: DENVER, KANSAS CITY, SAN DIEGO, SEATTLE)
FOX-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
82. ARIZONA AT DALLAS
12:00
83. CHICAGO AT NEW ORLEANS
12:00
84. CINCINNATI AT PITTSBURGH
1:00
85. DETROIT AT OAKLAND
1:00
86. HOUSTON AT ATLANTA
1:00
87. MIAMI AT BUFFALO
1:00
88. MINNESOTA AT TAMPA BAY
1:00
89. NEW YORK JETS AT JACKSONVILLE
1:00
90. PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK GIANTS
4:00
91. ST. LOUIS AT CAROLINA
1:00
92. WASHINGTON AT NEW ENGLAND
1:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 13
93. BALTIMORE AT INDIANAPOLIS
7:00
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14
94. SAN FRANCISCO AT GREEN BAY
8:00
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 (EIGHTH WEEKEND)
(OPEN DATES: CHICAGO, DETROIT, GREEN BAY, MINNESOTA)
NBC-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
95. SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY
7:00
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20
96. ATLANTA AT DALLAS
12:00
97. BALTIMORE AT DENVER
2:00
98. BUFFALO AT NEW YORK JETS
4:00
99. CINCINNATI AT SAN FRANCISCO
1:00
100. JACKSONVILLE AT ST. LOUIS
3:00
101. MIAMI AT PHILADELPHIA
1:00
102. NEW ENGLAND AT INDIANAPOLIS
12:00
103. NEW ORLEANS AT CAROLINA
1:00
104. NEW YORK GIANTS AT WASHINGTON
1:00
105. PITTSBURGH AT HOUSTON
3:00
106. TAMPA BAY AT ARIZONA
1:00
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21
107. OAKLAND AT SAN DIEGO
6:00
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 (NINTH WEEKEND)
(OPEN DATES: NEW ORLEANS, OAKLAND)
FOX-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
108. CAROLINA AT PHILADELPHIA
1:00
109. DALLAS AT MIAMI
4:00
110. INDIANAPOLIS AT WASHINGTON
1:00
111. JACKSONVILLE AT CINCINNATI
1:00
112. KANSAS CITY AT DENVER
2:00
113. NEW YORK GIANTS AT DETROIT
1:00
114. NEW YORK JETS AT ARIZONA
2:00
115. PITTSBURGH AT ATLANTA
1:00
116. ST. LOUIS AT BALTIMORE
1:00
117. SAN DIEGO AT SEATTLE
1:00
118. SAN FRANCISCO AT HOUSTON
12:00
119. TAMPA BAY AT GREEN BAY
12:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 27
120. BUFFALO AT NEW ENGLAND
8:00
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28
121. CHICAGO AT MINNESOTA
8:00
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (TENTH WEEKEND)
(OPEN DATES: JACKSONVILLE, NY JETS)
NBC-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
122. ARIZONA AT NEW YORK GIANTS
1:00
123. CAROLINA AT ATLANTA
1:00
124. CINCINNATI AT BALTIMORE
1:00
125. DETROIT AT GREEN BAY
12:00
126. HOUSTON AT SEATTLE
1:00
127. KANSAS CITY AT MINNESOTA
12:00
128. MIAMI AT NEW ENGLAND
4:00
129. PHILADELPHIA AT DALLAS
12:00
130. ST. LOUIS AT PITTSBURGH
1:00
131. SAN DIEGO AT INDIANAPOLIS
1:00
132. TAMPA BAY AT CHICAGO
12:00
133. WASHINGTON AT BUFFALO
4:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 3
134. SAN FRANCISCO AT NEW ORLEANS
7:00
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4
135. DENVER AT OAKLAND
6:00
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 (ELEVENTH WEEKEND)
FOX-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
136. ARIZONA AT WASHINGTON
1:00
137. ATLANTA AT ST. LOUIS
12:00
138. BALTIMORE AT JACKSONVILLE
4:00
139. BUFFALO AT PHILADELPHIA
1:00
140. CHICAGO AT DENVER
2:00
141. DALLAS AT SAN FRANCISCO
1:00
142. GREEN BAY AT KANSAS CITY
12:00
143. HOUSTON AT NEW ORLEANS
12:00
144. INDIANAPOLIS AT MIAMI
1:00
145. MINNESOTA AT SEATTLE
1:00
146. NEW ENGLAND AT NEW YORK JETS
1:00
147. OAKLAND AT TAMPA BAY
1:00
148. PITTSBURGH AT CINCINNATI
1:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 10
149. NEW YORK GIANTS AT CAROLINA
8:00
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11
150. DETROIT AT SAN DIEGO
6:00
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 (TWELFTH WEEKEND)
NBC-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
151. BALTIMORE AT SAN FRANCISCO
1:00
152. CAROLINA AT ST. LOUIS
12:00
153. CHICAGO AT KANSAS CITY
12:00
154. CINCINNATI AT BUFFALO
1:00
155. DENVER AT NEW ENGLAND
1:00
156. JACKSONVILLE AT PITTSBURGH
1:00
157. MIAMI AT HOUSTON
3:00
158. NEW ORLEANS AT ATLANTA
1:00
159. NEW YORK GIANTS AT ARIZONA
2:00
160. NEW YORK JETS AT INDIANAPOLIS
1:00
161. SEATTLE AT DETROIT
1:00
162. TAMPA BAY AT SAN DIEGO
1:00
163. WASHINGTON AT PHILADELPHIA
1:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 17
164. MINNESOTA AT OAKLAND
5:00
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18
165. GREEN BAY AT DALLAS
8:00
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (THIRTEENTH WEEKEND)
FOX-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
166. ATLANTA AT CINCINNATI
1:00
167. CAROLINA AT HOUSTON
12:00
168. DALLAS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
4:00
169. DENVER AT MINNESOTA
12:00
170. DETROIT AT CHICAGO
12:00
171. INDIANAPOLIS AT NEW ENGLAND
1:00
172. JACKSONVILLE AT BALTIMORE
1:00
173. NEW ORLEANS AT TAMPA BAY
1:00
174. NEW YORK JETS AT BUFFALO
1:00
175. OAKLAND AT SEATTLE
1:00
176. PHILADELPHIA AT ARIZONA
2:00
177. SAN DIEGO AT KANSAS CITY
12:00
178. SAN FRANCISCO AT WASHINGTON
1:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 24
179. GREEN BAY AT ST. LOUIS
7:00
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25
180. PITTSBURGH AT MIAMI
9:00
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 (FOURTEENTH WEEKEND)
NBC-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
181. KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT
12:30
182. WASHINGTON AT DALLAS
3:00
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1
183. ARIZONA AT MINNESOTA
12:00
184. BUFFALO AT INDIANAPOLIS
1:00
185. CHICAGO AT GREEN BAY
12:00
186. CINCINNATI AT JACKSONVILLE
1:00
187. HOUSTON AT NEW YORK JETS
4:00
188. MIAMI AT OAKLAND
1:00
189. NEW YORK GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA
1:00
190. PITTSBURGH AT BALTIMORE
1:00
191. ST. LOUIS AT NEW ORLEANS
3:00
192. SEATTLE AT DENVER
2:00
193. TAMPA BAY AT CAROLINA
1:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 1
194. NEW ENGLAND AT SAN DIEGO
5:00
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2
195. SAN FRANCISCO AT ATLANTA
9:00
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5 (FIFTEENTH WEEKEND)
FOX-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
196. PHILADELPHIA AT INDIANAPOLIS
8:00
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8
197. ATLANTA AT NEW ORLEANS
12:00
198. BALTIMORE AT CINCINNATI
1:00
199. BUFFALO AT SEATTLE
1:00
200. CAROLINA AT SAN FRANCISCO
1:00
201. DALLAS AT ARIZONA
2:00
202. DENVER AT GREEN BAY
12:00
203. JACKSONVILLE AT HOUSTON
12:00
204. NEW YORK GIANTS AT MIAMI
1:00
205. NEW YORK JETS AT NEW ENGLAND
4:00
206. ST. LOUIS AT CHICAGO
12:00
207. SAN DIEGO AT PITTSBURGH
1:00
208. WASHINGTON AT TAMPA BAY
1:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 8
209. MINNESOTA AT DETROIT
8:00
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9
210. KANSAS CITY AT OAKLAND
6:00
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 (SIXTEENTH WEEKEND)
NBC-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
211. PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK JETS
12:30
212. SAN DIEGO AT CHICAGO
3:00
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15
213. BALTIMORE AT CAROLINA
1:00
214. CINCINNATI AT HOUSTON
12:00
215. GREEN BAY AT DETROIT
1:00
216. INDIANAPOLIS AT KANSAS CITY
12:00
217. NEW ENGLAND AT DALLAS
12:00
218. NEW ORLEANS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
1:00
219. OAKLAND AT DENVER
2:00
220. ST. LOUIS AT ATLANTA
1:00
221. SAN FRANCISCO AT PITTSBURGH
1:00
222. TAMPA BAY AT MINNESOTA
12:00
223. WASHINGTON AT ARIZONA
2:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 15
224. SEATTLE AT JACKSONVILLE
8:00
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16
225. BUFFALO AT MIAMI
9:00
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 (SEVENTEENTH WEEKEND)
FOX-TV NATIONAL WEEKEND
226. NEW ENGLAND AT NEW YORK GIANTS
12:30
227. NEW ORLEANS AT ST. LOUIS
3:00
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22
228. ARIZONA AT PHILADELPHIA
1:00
229. ATLANTA AT JACKSONVILLE
1:00
230. CHICAGO AT TAMPA BAY
1:00
231. DALLAS AT WASHINGTON
4:00
232. HOUSTON AT BALTIMORE
1:00
233. INDIANAPOLIS AT CINCINNATI
1:00
234. KANSAS CITY AT BUFFALO
1:00
235. MIAMI AT NEW YORK JETS
1:00
236. MINNESOTA AT GREEN BAY
12:00
237. PITTSBURGH AT CAROLINA
1:00
238. SEATTLE AT OAKLAND
1:00
SUNDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 22
239. DENVER AT SAN DIEGO
5:00
MONDAY, DECEMBER 23
240. DETROIT AT SAN FRANCISCO
6:00
POSTSEASON
Saturday, Dec. 28
AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs
(ABC)
Sunday, Dec. 29
AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs
(NBC and FOX)
Saturday, Jan. 4
AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs
(NBC and FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 5
AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs
(NBC and FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 12
AFC and NFC Championship Games
(NBC and FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 26
Super Bowl XXXI at the Superdome in New Orleans
(FOX)
Sunday, Feb. 2
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl at Honolulu, Hawaii
(ABC)