When Does Week 1 of the NFL Start?
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Find out when the first week of the NFL season starts so you can be prepared for all the action.
When is the start of the NFL season?
The National Football League (NFL) regular season begins on the weekend following the first Monday of September (i.e., the weekend after Labor Day in the United States). For 2018, the regular season will begin on September 6 and end on December 30. The NFL playoffs will then take place in January 2019.
How long is the NFL season?
The NFL regular season generally runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games. The playoffs usually start in January, with the conference championship games being played the first weekend of February and the Super Bowl being played one week later.
What is the NFL schedule like?
The NFL regular season typically runs from September to December. Each team plays 16 games over a 17-week period. There are four preseason games and one bye week for each team during the regular season schedule. The NFL playoffs begin in January, and the Super Bowl is played in February.
How many teams are in the NFL?
As of the 2019 season, there are 32 teams in the NFL.
What are the NFL playoffs?
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. As of 2020, fourteen teams qualify for the playoffs each year: seven from each of the league’s two conferences, the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). These teams compete in four rounds, two wild-card rounds, a divisional round, and the conference championships, with the winning team advancing to the Super Bowl, the league’s championship game.
What is the Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl is the biggest and most important American football game of the year. It is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game is played between the winners of the NFC (National Football Conference) and the AFC (American Football Conference).
