The 1996 NFL season was the 77th season in the history of the National Football League.
Game List[]
The following is a list which details every NFL game on Fox for the season. The times listed below refer to the official start of the game. Dates listed in bold are doubleheader days.
| Date | Time | Game | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | |||
| August 10, 1996 | 8:00pm | San Diego Chargers at San Francisco 49ers | |
| August 17, 1996 | 7:00pm | Denver Broncos at Dallas Cowboys | |
| August 24, 1996 | 8:00pm | Green Bay Packers at Indianapolis Colts | |
| Regular Season | |||
| September 1, 1996 (Week 1) | 1:00pm | Arizona Cardinals at Indianapolis Colts | |
| Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers | |||
| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings | |||
| Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins | |||
| 4:00pm | Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers | |||
| September 8, 1996 (Week 2) | 1:00pm | Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins | |
| Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions | |||
| Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons | |||
| 4:00pm | New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys | ||
| St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers | |||
| September 15, 1996 (Week 3) | 1:00pm | Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles | |
| New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals | |||
| Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots | |||
| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears | |||
| 4:00pm | Washington Redskins at New York Giants | ||
| September 22, 1996 (Week 4) | 1:00pm | New York Giants at New York Jets | |
| Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints | |||
| Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams | |||
| San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers | |||
| Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings | |||
| 4:00pm | Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills | ||
| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions | |||
| September 29, 1996 (Week 5) | 1:00pm | Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens | |||
| Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||
| Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants | |||
| 4:00pm | Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers | ||
| St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals | |||
| Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks | |||
| October 6, 1996 (Week 6) | 1:00pm | Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings | |
| Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions | |||
| Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears | |||
| 4:00pm | San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams | ||
| October 13, 1996 (Week 7) | 1:00pm | Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys | |
| St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers | |||
| Washington Redskins at New England Patriots | |||
| Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||
| Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints | |||
| 4:00pm | Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants | ||
| Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders | |||
| October 20, 1996 (Week 8) | 1:00pm | New York Giants at Washington Redskins | |
| Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys | |||
| New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers | |||
| 4:00pm | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals | ||
| October 27, 1996 (Week 9) | 1:00pm | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers | |
| San Francisco 49ers at Houston Oilers | |||
| Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles | |||
| New York Giants at Detroit Lions | |||
| St. Louis Rams at Baltimore Ravens | |||
| 4:00pm | Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins | ||
| November 3, 1996 (Week 10) | 1:00pm | Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants | |
| Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons | |||
| St. Louis Rams at Pittsburgh Steelers | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears | |||
| Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys | |||
| Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers | |||
| 4:00pm | Washington Redskins at Buffalo Bills | ||
| November 10, 1996 (Week 11) | 1:00pm | Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Rams | |
| Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs | |||
| Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins | |||
| 4:00pm | Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks | ||
| Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers | |||
| Chicago Bears at Denver Broncos | |||
| November 17, 1996 (Week 12) | 1:00pm | Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams | |
| Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs | |||
| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons | |||
| Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles | |||
| 4:00pm | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Diego Chargers | ||
| New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals | |||
| November 24, 1996 (Week 13) | 1:00pm | Atlanta Falcons at Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Carolina Panthers at Houston Oilers | |||
| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears | |||
| New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||
| San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins | |||
| 4:00pm | Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals | |||
| November 28, 1996 (Thanksgiving) | 4:00pm | Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys | |
| December 1, 1996 (Week 14) | 1:00pm | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers | |
| New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles | |||
| Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers | |||
| Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings | |||
| 4:00pm | St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints | ||
| December 8, 1996 (Week 15) | 1:00pm | Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints | |||
| St. Louis Rams at Chicago Bears | |||
| New York Giants at Miami Dolphins | |||
| 4:00pm | Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals | |||
| December 14, 1996 (Saturday) | 12:30pm | Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets | |
| December 15, 1996 (Week 16) | 1:00pm | San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings | |||
| St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons | |||
| Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions | |||
| New Orleans Saints at New York Giants | |||
| 4:00pm | Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals | ||
| December 21, 1996 (Saturday) | 4:00pm | New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams | |
| December 22, 1996 (Week 17) | 1:00pm | Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||
| Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles | |||
| Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers | |||
| 4:00pm | Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins | ||
| NFC Wild Card Playoffs | |||
| December 29, 1996 | 4:00pm | Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers | |
| NFC Divisional Playoffs | |||
| January 4, 1997 | 12:30pm | San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers | |
| January 5, 1997 | 4:00pm | Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers | |
| NFC Championship Game | |||
| January 12, 1997 | 12:30pm | Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers | |
| Super Bowl XXXI | |||
| January 26, 1997 | 6:00pm | New England Patriots vs. Green Bay Packers | |
| Sources |