WASHINGTON — The National Football League announced its 2016 regular season schedule Thursday night.
The Washington Redskins’ 2016 schedule features three prime-time contests (all at home) in addition to the franchise’s regular season London debut against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8 and a Thanksgiving date with the division rival Dallas Cowboys in Week 12.
The Redskins will open the 2016 season at home on ESPN’s Monday Night Football when the team faces the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 12 at FedEx Field at 7:10 p.m. For the second consecutive season, the Redskins will play their first two games at home, hosting the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 18 for a 1 p.m. game at FedEx Field to air on FOX.
Also for a second straight year, the Redskins will make their road debut in Week 3 against the New York Giants. That game at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 25 is scheduled to air on FOX at 1 p.m.
The following week, the Redskins will begin their first of two consecutive bouts with AFC North opponents, including a 1 p.m. home game against the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 2 on CBS and a 1 p.m. road tilt against the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 9 on FOX.
The Redskins will return to FedEx Field on Oct. 16 to seek their fourth consecutive victory against the rival Philadelphia Eagles in a 1 p.m. game on FOX.
A week later on Oct. 23, FOX will air the Redskins’ game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field at 1 p.m.
After a bye in Week 9, the Redskins will return to action with back-to-back home games against NFC North opponents. On Nov. 13, the Redskins will host the Minnesota Vikings for a 1 p.m. game on FOX. The following week, the Redskins will appear on NBC’s Sunday Night Football for the first time since 2013, when the Redskins and Packers face off in an NFC Wild Card rematch at 8:30 p.m.
The Thanksgiving game will be the first of three consecutive road games for the Redskins, the team’s first three-game road stretch since Weeks 9-11 of the 2002 season.
On Dec. 4, the Redskins will face the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium in a 4:25 p.m. game on FOX. The following week, the Redskins will return to the site of their division-clinching victory from a season ago when they face the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field for a 1 p.m. FOX broadcast.
Full schedule below:
Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 2: Dallas Cowboys
Week 3: at New York Giants
Week 4: Cleveland Browns
Week 5: at Baltimore Ravens
Week 6: Philadelphia Eagles
Week 7: at Detroit Lions
Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals (Wembley Stadium in London)
Week 9: Bye
Week 10: Minnesota Vikings
Week 11: Green Bay Packers
Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 13: at Arizona Cardinals
Week 14: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 15: Carolina Panthers
Week 16: at Chicago Bears
Week 17: New York Giants
The Baltimore Ravens’ 2016 schedule features two prime-time games: one in Week 10’s Thursday Night Football slot against the Browns, and one in Week 14 in New England.
The Ravens will open the 2016 season at home on Sunday when the team faces the Buffalo Bills on Sept. 11 at M&T Bank Stadium at 1 p.m.
Baltimore will play on Christmas Day for first time since 2005, as they travel to Pittsburgh.
The Ravens end the regular season with their two toughest rivals on the road. Baltimore will travel to Cincinnati for the regular-season finale for the fifth time in the past six years.
Full schedule below:
Week 1: Buffalo Bills
Week 2: at Cleveland Browns
Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 4: Oakland Raiders
Week 5: Washington Redskins
Week 6: at N.Y. Giants
Week 7: at N.Y. Jets
Week 8: BYE
Week 9: Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 10: Cleveland Browns
Week 11: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 12: Cincinnati Bengals
Week 13: Miami Dolphins
Week 14: at New England Patriots
Week 15: Philadelphia Eagles
Week 16: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals
See the complete 2016 NFL schedule.
