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Why is the NFL's 2026 season-opener on a Wednesday? Scheduling quirk explained

The NFL is not a league that tends to break from tradition. When it does, it usually has a good reason. For the first time since 2012 – and second time since 1948 – the NFL season will start on a Wednesday.

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