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Monsters release 2026 schedule

Minnesota’s home schedule begins in Week 7, when Nashville visits. Kentucky comes to Minnesota in Week 8.

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Minnesota will open the 2026 AF1 season on the road and close it at home, according to the league’s week-by-week schedule released Friday.

Minnesota, the two-time TAL champion, enters its first AF1 season under owner Jacob Lambert and minority owner and general manager Steve Walters. The club is scheduled to play 12 regular-season games over 15 weeks, with three byes.

Minnesota opens the season April 10–12 at Albany. After a bye in Week 2, Minnesota begins a stretch of road games, visiting Michigan in Week 3 and Oceanside in Week 4. Minnesota returns to Michigan in Week 5 before taking its second bye in Week 6.

Minnesota’s home schedule begins in Week 7, when Nashville visits. Kentucky comes to Minnesota in Week 8. Minnesota then plays back-to-back road games, traveling to Oceanside in Week 9 and Nashville in Week 10.

Michigan visits Minnesota in Week 11. Minnesota has its final bye in Week 12 before closing the regular season with four home games over the final five weeks.

Kentucky visits Minnesota in Week 13, followed by Washington in Week 14. Minnesota closes the regular season in Week 15 against Beaumont.

League officials have not yet announced postseason dates or playoff formats.

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