NFC North and AFC South unveil Nike Rivalry uniforms — here's when each team wears them
All eight teams in the two divisions revealed their alternate looks for 2026, complete with new helmets and head-to-head matchup dates spread across the season.
Rivalry week came early for eight teams. The NFC North and AFC South unveiled their Nike Rivalry uniforms for the 2026 season on Tuesday, giving half the league's most heated divisional matchups a fresh set of alternate looks to wear when they face each other.
My Sports Update (@MySportsUpdate): The NFC North (Bears, Packers, Lions, Vikings) and the AFC South (Jaguars, Texans, Colts, Titans) have unveiled new Nike Rivalry uniforms for the 2026 NFL season. This is what it looks like:
Each of the eight teams also showed off the helmet that goes with its Rivalry uniform, along with the specific game it will be worn. The schedule of debuts spreads across the season:
- Titans: Week 10 vs. Jacksonville
- Texans: Week 11 vs. Indianapolis
- Lions: Week 8 vs. Minnesota
- Vikings: Week 15 vs. Detroit
- Bears: Week 16 vs. Green Bay
My Sports Update (@MySportsUpdate): Helmets for the Nike Rivalry uniforms + the schedule for when each team will wear them:
The design concept pairs each uniform with a divisional foe by design — every Rivalry uniform debuts in a game against a division opponent, so the new looks arrive precisely when the stakes are loudest. The remaining NFC North and AFC South unveilings (Packers, Jaguars, Colts) round out the eight-team drop, with each team's matchup date announced alongside its reveal.