Tracking the 2020 NFL Schedule Leaks
By Michael Luciano
The 2020 NFL schedule will be released in full at 8:00 p.m. tonight, but that hasn't stopped several reporters from jumping the gun and leaking some of the games.
The first game of the 2020 season will reportedly involve the Kansas City Chiefs defending their title against the Houston Texans.
NFL SCHEDULE LEAK:
— Danny Parkins (@DannyParkins) May 7, 2020
The Chiefs will open the season at home on Thursday Night Football against the Texans.
The Chicago Bears saw a good chunk of their schedule leak. They will play the Detroit Lions in Week 1, while they play Tom Brady and the Tampa bay Buccaneers in Week 5 on Thursday Night Football. For some reason, Chicago has three more primetime games, as they play the Rams, Vikings, and Packers.
NFL SCHEDULE LEAKS #Bears
— Danny Parkins (@DannyParkins) May 7, 2020
Week 1: at Lions
Week 5: Brady and Bucs at home
Week 7: MNF at Rams
Week 10: MNF v Vikings
SNF after Thanksgiving at GB
Week 17: home v Green Bay
Sam Darnold and the New York Jets will take on Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo during their first game of the season.
NFL schedule leak: The #Jets are scheduled to open up their season in Buffalo vs. the #Bills, per @MMehtaNYDN. 1:00 EST game.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) May 7, 2020
In the first of the annual Monday Night double-header, the Denver Broncos will welcome the Los Angeles Chargers to Mile High Stadium.
https://t.co/rNxmI6uiMh - Broncos schedule leak: Chargers at Broncos on MNF in Week 1 #DENnowNews pic.twitter.com/TkOqhUCqOD
— DENVERnow (@DENVERnowApp) May 7, 2020
Tom Brady's first game as a Buccaneer will come against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints.
Source: Saints to open season against Bucs, and some other highlights from the 2020 schedule https://t.co/Dc0arCpQdV via @NOdotFootball
— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) May 7, 2020
As for the Brady-less Patriots, they'll face Miami to start the year.
NFL schedule leak: The Tom Brady-less #Patriots open up their season vs. the #Dolphins, per @ArmandoSalguero. Location of that game still unconfirmed.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) May 7, 2020
How about the NFC East? We've got you covered.
The #Eagles will go to Washington to open their season to play the #Redskins, according to @JPFinlayNBCS
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 7, 2020
And we have a division showdown on Thanksgiving!
NFL Schedule Leak: #Cowboys will host the #Redskins on Thanksgiving, per @fishsports.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) May 7, 2020
The Las Vegas Raiders (still sounds weird to say) will have their first primetime game in Week 2 on Monday night!
NFL schedule leak: The Las Vegas #Raiders will have a home MNF game in Week 2 vs. the #Saints, per @JeffDuncan_.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) May 7, 2020
What's better than NFL football on Thanksgiving? How about Christmas?
NFL competing for the normal NBA Dec. 25 audience. I'm hearing that the Vikings-Saints game will be the afternoon time slot (3/3:30 CT). Christmas in the Bayou. https://t.co/9FnVYeLaEx
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) May 7, 2020
The classic Packers-Bears rivalry will be held in late November.
#Lions game confirmed Week 2. Also confirmed:
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) May 7, 2020
11/29: #Bears at Lambeau (Sunday night)
12/6: #Eagles at Lambeau 12/19 or 20 #Panthers at Lambeau.
And we got Packers-Vikings Week 1!
Source says the Vikings will open the season at home against the Packers.
— Ben Goessling (@GoesslingStrib) May 7, 2020
Some of Week 1's biggest matchups have already been made public, and there are surely more to come before 8:00 p.m. Thursday night