When Is the First Week of the NFL Season?

The first week of the NFL season is always an exciting time for football fans. Here’s a look at when the first week of the season will be in 2019.

Introduction

The National Football League (NFL) regular season usually begins the week after Labor Day. For example, if Labor Day is on September 7, then the NFL regular season would start on September 10. The first week of the NFL season is typically 17 or 18 days long, depending on which day of the week the opening game is scheduled.

The NFL Preseason typically begins in early August and concludes in late August or early September.

When is the first week of the NFL season?

The first week of the NFL season is typically the week after Labor Day. For the 2019 season, the first week will be September 5th.

How many weeks are in the NFL season?

There are seventeen weeks in the NFL regular season, which is ten games for each of the league’s 32 teams. The season begins the week after Labor Day (the first Monday in September) and ends seventeen weeks later on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. The playoffs begin the following weekend with Wild Card Weekend, when four teams from each conference (six from the AFC and four from the NFC) play each other in two games.

What are the bye weeks for each team?

The NFL bye weeks are the weeks in the NFL schedule when a team rests and does not play a game. Each team has one bye week during the season, which falls at different points throughout the year.

The bye weeks for each team are as follows:

Week 4: Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers
Week 5: Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints
Week 6: Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions
Week 7: Houston Texans
Week 8: Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 9: Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles

How many games are in the NFL season?

The NFL regular season is sixteen games long, spread over seventeen weeks. The seventeen-week schedule typically begins on the Thursday night following Labor Day. Each team plays sixteen games, four preseason and twelve regular-season games, and has one bye week.

What is the NFL playoff schedule?

The NFL playoff schedule is a set of matchups comprising the NFL’s annual post-season tournament, which determines the league’s championship. The tournament’s field is set each year by a combination of winning records, head-to-head results, division standings, common opponents, and other tiebreakers.

The first round of the playoffs, known as the Wild Card round, features four games. The four winners advance to the second round, known as the Divisional round. The two winners of those games move on to the third round, called the Conference championships. Finally, the two Conference champions advance to the fourth and final round, known as the Super Bowl.

Conclusion

The first week of the NFL seasons falls on the Thursday following Labor Day.