Who’s Playing in the NFL Tomorrow Night?

Get a preview of tomorrow night’s NFL game, including who’s playing, what time the game starts, and where to watch it.

Introduction

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world.

The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. The NFL agreed to merge with the American Football League (AFL) in 1966, and the first Super Bowl was held at the end of that season; the merger was completed in 1970. Today, the NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional sports league in the world and is the most popular sports league in the United States. The Super Bowl is among the biggest club sporting events in the world and individual Super Bowl games account for many of the most watched television programs in American history, all occupying slots among Nielsen’s yearly Top 5 list of U.S. television broadcasts by viewership.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC.

In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-merger NFL, where they were five-time winners of NFL championships in pre-super Bowl era (1933, 1936, 1937, 1940, and 1947), the Steelers have posted the most victories of any AFC team since 1970, and have compiled the second most wins in all of professional football since 1930 behind only the Green Bay Packers. The Steelers have won 8 AFC championships—tied with the Denver Broncos—and appeared in more AFC title games than any other team. They have played in 32 Conference Championship Games and have hosted more conference championship games than any other team. Their success has been particularly pronounced since 2001 when they began play under current head coach Bill Cowher becoming one of only two teams to win at least 10 games during each season from 2002 to 2011 (the New England Patriots being the other). They were also one of three teams that year to beat all their division rivals twice during that same regular season.

The Steelers retain a sizeable contingent of fans from across Pennsylvania. In addition to Pittsburgh and its immediate suburbs, these fans reside throughout much of Western Pennsylvania including Erie and Johnstown/Altoona as well as across Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier near Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport along Interstate 180. A fan following also exists throughout much of Ohio especially near Youngstown and Columbiana County as well as down I-79 towards Morgantown; additionally there are dedicated pockets of fandom throughout Virginia near Bristol along I-81 and down into Southwest Virginia near Blacksburg on I-77/I-81. There is significant Steeler Nation presence across Upstate New York centered around Rochester as well especially around its southern suburbs along I-390 while there is a growing presence down I-88 from Albany through Oneonta towards Cooperstown; additionally parts of Connecticut particularly Fairfield County follow the team due to its proximity to Greater New York City. Despite this regionalism, Steeler Nation extends its reach globally with fans living across North America along with large numbers residing in Western Europe particularly Scandinavia with sizable contingents often seen at Pittsburgh home games wearing replica jerseys bearing Scandinavian names such as “J Holm”, “Larsen”, or “Mellberg”. Additionally pockets of fandom exist across South America particularly Brazil,[citation needed] Central America especially Panama,[citation needed] Asia particularly Japan,[citation needed] while smaller numbers exist throughout Africa and Oceania.[citation needed]

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference North division. It is the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, dating back to 1919, and the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team based in the United States. Home games have been played at Lambeau Field since 1957.

The Packers are the last of the “small town teams” which were common in the NFL during the 1920s and 1930s. Founded in 1919 by Earl “Curly” Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun, the franchise traces its lineage to other semi-professional teams in Green Bay dating back to 1896. Between 1919 and 1920, the Packers competed against other semi-pro clubs from around Wisconsin and Michigan, before joining the American Professional Football Association, now known as the National Football League (NFL), in 1921. Although Green Bay is by far the smallest major league professional sports market in North America, Forbes ranked the Packers as being worth US$1.025 billion in 2015—making them also one of bodysurfingsurf most valuable sports franchises in history.

Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team that competes in the National Football League (NFL). The Cowboys are headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and play their home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. They are currently members of the NFC East division.

New England Patriots

The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is located 28 miles (45 km) southwest of downtown Boston.

Conclusion

That’s all we have for this NFL broadcast schedule. We hope you enjoyed it and that you’ll tune in tomorrow night to support your team. Thank you for reading and, as always, GO TEAMS!