NFL Week 1: How To Watch The Broncos Season Opener

DENVER, CO — The 2021 NFL season starts this week, with the Denver Broncos set to kick off against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. It will be aired locally at 2:25 p.m. on Fox.

The game is one of 16 scheduled for Week 1 of the 2021 National Football League season, its 102nd. The season began Thursday, with the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL kickoff game on NBC.

Two other prime-time games will be highlighted during opening weekend. On Sunday night, the Los Angeles Rams host the Chicago Bears in a game to be aired on NBC. The Las Vegas Raiders host the Baltimore Ravens Monday night in a game to be televised on ESPN.

Thirteen NFL games are on tap Sunday, with nine beginning at 11 a.m. and four scheduled for the late window, which starts at 2 p.m.

In the CBS “Game of the Week,” the 2020 Super Bowl champions and 2021 runner-up Kansas City Chiefs host the Cleveland Browns. The game airs at 2 p.m. Sunday.

See which games will be on early and late Sunday in your area with the weekly TV map via 506 Sports.

For the first time in NFL history, all teams will play 17 regular season games, as opposed to the 16-game schedule in place from 1978 to 2020.

Find the Broncos full regular season schedule here.

Here’s the upcoming Week 1 NFL schedule

Sunday

Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texas, 11 a.m.
Los Angeles Chargers at Washington Football Team, 11 a.m.
Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts, 11 a.m.
New York Jets at Carolina Panthers, 11 a.m.
Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals, 11 a.m.
Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans, 11 a.m.
San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions, 11 a.m.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills, 11 a.m.
Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons, 11 a.m.
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs, 2:25 p.m.
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints, 2:25 p.m. (Game in Jacksonville, Florida)
Denver Broncos at New York Giants, 2:25 p.m.
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots, 2:25 p.m.
Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams, 6:20 p.m.

Monday

Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders, 6:15 p.m.