Does the NFL Play on Saturday?

The NFL does not play on Saturday during the regular season. However, they may play on Saturday during the playoffs.

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 North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world, the wealthiest professional sport league by revenue, and the sport league with the most valuable teams. The regular season is a 17-week schedule during which each team plays 16 games and has one bye week.

What day does the NFL play on?

The NFL usually plays on Sunday, but there are times when they will play on Saturday. Saturday games are usually during the playoffs or when there is a big game that they want to showcase.

Sunday

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 North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world, the wealthiest professional sport league by revenue, and the sport league with the most valuable teams. The regular season runs from September to December, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, six teams from each conference (four division winners and two wild card teams) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held in February. The league is headquartered in New York City.

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 rival American Football League (AFL) in 1966 forming what is today known as the Super Bowl.

Monday

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 North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world, the wealthiest professional sport league by revenue, and the sport league with the most valuable teams. The regular season runs from September to December, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, six teams from each conference (four division winners and two wild card teams) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held in February and is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC.

Thursday

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’s 17-week regular season runs from late September to early January, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, six teams from each conference (four division winners and two wild card teams) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held on the first Sunday in February and is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC.

The league 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 Jeff Miller’s rival American Football League (AFL) in 1966, creating an entity known as either AFL–NFL merger or informally as pro football’s “Big Bang”, creating a league with 26 teams. In 1970 following AFL–NFL merger, there would be 26 NFL teams that would be playing on Sundays; these 26 included 23 who started play in 1960 as part of either NFL or AFL and 3 additional expansion franchises that would start play in 1961: Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints respectively.

Does the NFL play on Saturday?

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’s 17-week regular season runs from the week after Labor Day to the week after Christmas, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, six teams from each conference (four division winners and two wild card teams) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held in the first Sunday in February and is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC.

Yes

NFL games are not scheduled for Saturday during the regular season, with a handful of rare exceptions. The league typically saves its prime-time games for Sunday and Monday nights, occasionally adding a Thursday night game as well.

No

No, the NFL does not play on Saturday. The NFL playoffs are held on Saturday and Sunday. The Super Bowl is held on Sunday.

Conclusion

No, the NFL does not play on Saturday.