How Many Games are in the NFL Regular Season?
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The NFL regular season typically consists of 16 games. However, there have been 18 game seasons in the past.
How Many Games are in an NFL Regular Season?
The NFL regular season typically starts in September and ends in December. Each team plays 16 games during the regular season. In addition, there may be one or two preseason games played before the start of the regular season. The NFL playoffs typically begin in early January, and the Super Bowl is usually played in early February.
How Many Games are in an NFL Preseason?
Preseason games began on August 3, 2019, with the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, which featured the Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos. Preseason games will end on August 29.
The NFL regular season is scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 5, 2019 with the annual kickoff game featuring the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers. The regular season will conclude on Sunday, December 29, 2019. Playoffs are scheduled to begin on Saturday, January 4, 2020 and conclude with Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Sunday, February 2.
How Many Games are in an NFL Postseason?
The NFL regular season typically runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games. The postseason generally starts in January, with thewild-card and divisional rounds, followed by the conference championships, and finally the Super Bowl.
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL). Teams that have won their divisional championships earn a berth in the playoffs. There are four rounds of play: Wild Card weekend, Divisional playoffs, Conference championships, and Super Bowl Sunday.
During Wild Card weekend, there are four games played. The winners of these four games advance to the Divisional playoffs. In the Divisional playoffs, there are four more games played. The winners of these games advance to the Conference championships. Lastly, on Super Bowl Sunday, the last two teams playing compete for the Lombardi Trophy--the championship title of the NFL.
