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The NFL won’t officially release its regular season schedule until 7 p.m. CDT tonight, but that hasn’t kept a few games from leaking. Here’s what’s out there at the moment, with the caveat that all of this is unconfirmed.
NFL schedule will be released tonight at 8 pm. Patriots expected to open up at home vs. the Chiefs
— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) April 20, 2017
Broncos to open 2017 season at home vs. LA Chargers https://t.co/ufvE7E7yhx via @9NEWS #9sports
— Mike Klis (@MikeKlis) April 20, 2017
#Redskins to host first Thanksgiving game in franchise history, pet source https://t.co/nlL1tSAmns
— Master Tesfatsion (@MasterTes) April 20, 2017
Here's a shocker: Giants open their season Sept. 10, night game at Dallas. 3rd straight year (and 5th time in 6 years) Giants vs. Cowboys.
— Paul Schwartz (@NYPost_Schwartz) April 20, 2017
There’s also a thread devoted to rumors and leads at Reddit, which you can follow here. Nothing about your Houston Texans yet; we’ll see if that changes. In the meantime, share any reports you’re seeing from reputable sources in the Comments.
UPDATE: Here’s a Texans-related tidbit I’d suggest you take with a grain of salt:
Some NFL schedule notes: The first Thursday night game is Chiefs at Patriots. The second is Texans at Bengals.
— Zac Jackson (@AkronJackson) April 20, 2017
UPDATE II: Here’s the Giants’ alleged complete schedule:
Francesa just announced the #Giants 2017 schedule on air. Here's what it is, if he's correct: pic.twitter.com/XJAEHUAXMj
— Tom Hanslin (@tomhanslin) April 20, 2017
UPDATE III: More Week One match-ups, according to ESPN:
- The New York Giants will face the Dallas Cowboys in Dallas, a source told ESPN's Jordan Ranaan. It will mark the fifth time in six seasons the Giants will have opened against the Cowboys.
- The Green Bay Packers will open the season by hosting the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field, sources told ESPN's Adam Caplan and Rob Demovsky.
- The Minnesota Vikings will host the New Orleans Saints as part of a Monday Night Football doubleheader on ESPN, sources told ESPN's Ben Goessling and Mike Triplett.
- The Washington Redskins will host the Philadelphia Eagles, sources told Caplan.
UPDATE IV: A big game for the Titans to open 2017...
#Titans to host #Raiders in Week 1, source told ESPN.
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) April 20, 2017
UPDATE V: Sounds like the Texans-Titans tilts for 2017 are both set.
The Titans will play the defending AFC South champion Texans in Houston Week 4 and in Nashville Week 13. https://t.co/01q2EZy05a
— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) April 20, 2017
UPDATE VI: Some Texans leaks:
Just talked with Malik Jackson...he and the rest of the #Jaguars have seen the schedule already and says they open the season vs Houston.
— Sam Kouvaris (@samsportsline) April 20, 2017
#Patriots pic.twitter.com/e4oYeG2o8D
— Marc Bertrand (@Marc_Bertrand) April 20, 2017
UPDATE VII: This is big.
Texans have 4 nationally televised games: 9-14, Thursday, at Cincy; 10-8, Sunday, KC; 11-27, Monday, at Baltimore; 12-25, Saturday, Pitt.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) April 20, 2017
UPDATE VIII: The schedule has been released. Speculate no more. Except for wins and losses, of course.