How Many Games In The NFL Season This Year?
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How Many Games In The NFL Season This Year?
NFL season is typically 17 weeks long
The NFL season is typically 17 weeks long, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. The regular season starts in early September and ends in late December or early January. playoffs follow, culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held in early February.
Preseason games are 4 weeks long
The NFL preseason is the period each year during which NFL teams play several not-for-the-record exhibition games before the actual “regular” season starts.
Preseason activities include the evaluation of players in game situations, practices and training camp.
Regular season games are 16 weeks long
The regular season for the NFL this year is 16 weeks long. That means that each team will play 16 games in total.
Postseason games are 1 week long
This year, the NFL season is 11 weeks long. Each team will play 16 games, with 2 bye weeks. There are 4 preseason games and 12 regular season games. The 4 teams with the best records at the end of the regular season will advance to the playoffs. The playoffs are 1 week long and consist of 6 games: the wild card round, divisional round, conference championships, and Super Bowl.
NFL season is typically 256 games long
The NFL season is typically 256 games long, with each team playing 16 games. However, there are a few variations to this. For example, in 2012, there were only 248 games because of a players’ strike. In 2021, there may be as many as 17 regular season games because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
