2019 NFL schedule release: Date and time for all 256 games in 2019 NFL season, including Bears-Packers opener

For months now, we have known who each NFL team will be playing in the 2019 season. Now we know when they'll be playing, with all 256 NFL games slotted out carefully by the league's talented schedule planners to try and create a semblance of competitive balance for every single team in the league. 

We've been tracking the rumors all day long, and there's plenty of more breakdowns coming as it relates to the full schedule, but here are some interesting pieces of information worth digging into:

• Packers at Bears will open the season as the NFL celebrates its 100th anniversary in unique fashion
• The Patriots will open up their title defense at home on Sunday instead and will face off against the Steelers
• Chargers-Chiefs will be featured in Mexico, and we now know the full 2019 NFL International Series slate
• Thanksgiving is kicked off by Bears-Lions once again and closed by Falcons and Saints yet again
• The Monday night schedule features two games in Week 1 and then is highlighted by Browns-Jets in Week 2
• Thursday night is strong yet again, thanks probably to FOX spending a ton of cash on the package
• We have the 10 best revenge games in the NFL season to you soon.
• Point spreads and odds for every single Week 1 NFL game are also out now.

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We're also breaking all of this down live on CBS Sports HQ at 8 p.m. ET and you can catch it via our on-demand/DVR by downloading the CBS Sports app on your favorite device (bonus: it's free!). You can also check it out right at the top of this post.

Now let's get to the full 256-game schedule in week-by-week fashion.