When is NFL Week 6 2026?

Week 6 runs Thursday 15 October through Monday 19 October 2026. It opens with Seattle at Denver on Prime Video, includes a 9:30 AM ET kickoff from Wembley Stadium on Sunday 18 October, and closes with Washington at San Francisco on Monday night.

What is the biggest spread in NFL Week 6 2026?

The Los Angeles Rams are laying 13.5 points against Arizona at SoFi Stadium, the largest spread of the 2026 season to that point. It is also a divisional game, a category that historically produces closer results than the number suggests.

How many NFL games are in Week 6 2026?

Fourteen. With 32 teams that means four are on bye, up from two in Week 5. Bye weeks expand through the middle of the season, so shorter slates become normal from this point.

Where is the NFL London game in Week 6?

Houston and Jacksonville meet at Wembley Stadium at 9:30 AM ET on Sunday 18 October. It is a different London venue from the two Tottenham Hotspur Stadium fixtures earlier in the season, and the fifth international game of the year.

Are big spreads reliable in divisional games?

Divisional opponents play twice a season and know each other's personnel, tendencies and coaching habits closely, which historically compresses margins. A double-digit divisional spread is the market making a strong statement against that pattern, and is worth examining carefully rather than accepting at face value.

NFL Week 6, 2026

Every game with kickoff, TV, venue, spread and total — including the season's biggest number so far, and it is a divisional game.

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Week 6 runs Thursday 15 October through Monday 19 October. Fourteen games — four teams on bye, up from two last week.

The full Week 6 board

Matchup	Kickoff / TV	Line	Total
Thu 15 Oct
Seattle @ DenverEmpower Field at Mile High, Denver CO	8:15 PMPrime Video	SEA -2.5	43.5
Sun 18 Oct
Houston v JacksonvilleWembley Stadium, London	9:30 AMNFL Net	JAX -1.5	42.5
Chicago @ AtlantaMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA	1:00 PMFOX	CHI -3	47.5
Baltimore @ ClevelandHuntington Bank Field, Cleveland OH	1:00 PMFOX	BAL -6.5	44.5
Tennessee @ IndianapolisLucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis IN	1:00 PMFOX	IND -3.5	47.5
NY Jets @ New EnglandGillette Stadium, Foxborough MA	1:00 PMCBS	NE -9.5	42.5
New Orleans @ NY GiantsMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ	1:00 PMFOX	NYG -2.5	44.5
Carolina @ PhiladelphiaLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia PA	1:00 PMCBS	PHI -6.5	43.5
Pittsburgh @ Tampa BayRaymond James Stadium, Tampa FL	1:00 PMCBS	TB -1.5	45.5
Arizona @ LA RamsSoFi Stadium, Inglewood CA	4:05 PMFOX	LAR -13.5	47.5
LA Chargers @ Kansas CityArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City MO	4:25 PMCBS	KC -2.5	46.5
Buffalo @ Las VegasAllegiant Stadium, Las Vegas NV	4:25 PMCBS	BUF -6.5	47.5
Dallas @ Green BayLambeau Field, Green Bay WI	8:20 PMNBC	GB -3	51.5
Mon 19 Oct
Washington @ San FranciscoLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara CA	8:15 PMESPN/ABC	SF -5.5	50.5

Lines and totals as posted at time of writing. Numbers move — check current pricing before betting anything.

LAR -13.5: the biggest number of the season

The Rams host Arizona laying 13.5 points, comfortably the largest spread posted this season and a full two points beyond anything Weeks 1 through 5 produced.

What makes it worth examining is the context: this is a divisional game. Teams that meet twice a season know each other's personnel, tendencies and coaching habits closely, and that familiarity has historically compressed margins regardless of how far apart the sides are in quality.

A double-digit divisional spread is the market betting against a well-established pattern. That does not make it wrong — markets set these numbers with more information than any individual has — but it does make it a number worth understanding rather than assuming.

The second-largest number on the board is New England -9.5 over the Jets, also divisional. Two of the three biggest spreads this week are between teams that play each other twice a year.

Byes expand to four

Fourteen games means four teams are idle, double last week's number. From here through the middle of the season, short slates are normal.

The practical consequence: schedule context becomes a real handicapping input. A team coming off a bye has had extra recovery and preparation, which matters most for sides carrying injuries. A team facing an opponent off a bye is meeting a better-prepared version of them.

Wembley: a different London venue

Houston and Jacksonville meet at Wembley Stadium at 9:30 AM ET, the fifth international game of the season and the third in London — but at a different ground from the two Tottenham fixtures.

The considerations repeat: neither team is at home, both have travelled, both lose a normal preparation week, both play at an unfamiliar hour.

Worth noting the 42.5 total, the lowest of the three London games so far. The market has moved progressively more conservative on these fixtures — 50.5, then 45.5, now 42.5 — which may reflect what the earlier games actually produced.

Dallas at Lambeau, and the totals split

Sunday night carries the highest total on the board at 51.5, with Dallas at Green Bay. Monday night at Levi's is close behind at 50.5.

Below that, the board is conservative: seven of fourteen games sit at 45.5 or under, and the London game at 42.5 is the floor. That is a market expecting a low-scoring week outside the two marquee slots.

October in Lambeau

A 51.5 at Lambeau in mid-October is a meaningful number. Green Bay's totals drop as the season progresses and conditions deteriorate — the same fixture in December would carry a materially lower expectation. Mid-October is still football weather there.

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