When Do The 2020 Nfl Season Start?

The 2020 NFL regular season is scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 10th.

Introduction

The National Football League regular season begins on the weekend following the last Thursday of September (i.e., the first Sunday in October) and ends in late December or early January. After an NFL team plays four preseason exhibition games during August, teams compete in a seventeen-week regular season that consists of sixteen games during sixteen weeks, where each team faces their division rival twice, other conference rivals four times, and non-conference opponents six times. Playoffs follow the conclusion of the regular season, typically during January.

What is the NFL?

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.

When does the 2020 NFL season start?

The 2020 NFL regular season is scheduled to begin on September 10, 2020, with the annual Kickoff Game. Scheduled for prime time on Thursday night, the game will feature the defending Super Bowl champions New England Patriots hosting the NFC champions Los Angeles Rams.

How many NFL teams are there?

As of the 2020 season, there are 32 NFL teams.

What are the NFL divisions?

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.

What is the NFL playoff format?

In the NFL, the playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. As of 2020, 14 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, followed by two rounds of divisional playoffs and finally the conference championships. The conference champions then face each other in the Super Bowl, which is usually held on the first Sunday in February and is played between the champions of NFC and AFC.

How many NFL games are there in a season?

The National Football League (NFL) regular season typically begins on the Thursday night following the Labor Day holiday in early September and runs for 17 weeks until late December or early January. Each team plays 16 games during the regular season and has one bye week.

What is the NFL regular season schedule?

The NFL regular season typically runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games. The 2020 NFL regular season is scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 10, 2020 and end on Sunday, January 3, 2021. The playoffs are scheduled to begin on Saturday, January 9, 2021 and end with the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 7, 2021.

What are the NFL preseason and postseason?

Preseason is when NFL teams play four exhibition games before the regular season starts. The exhibition games do not count towards regular season standings. Postseason is when NFL teams that have qualified play in the playoffs to determine the champion of the league.

What is the Super Bowl?

The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). Since 2004, the game has been played on the first Sunday in February. This day is now considered to be “Super Bowl Sunday”. The game was created as a part of the merger agreement between the NFL and its then-rival league, the American Football League (AFL). It was agreed that the two leagues’ champion teams would play each other in an annual World Championship Game until a single champion could be decided.

How many NFL teams make the playoffs?

In 2020, 14 NFL teams will qualify for the playoffs. The expanded playoff field is consisting of the six division winners, the two teams with the best records in each conference who didn’t win their division (known as “wild card” teams) and then the four “next best” teams in the conference — regardless of division — based on record. The first round of the playoffs, known as the wild-card round, will feature four games on Saturday, Jan. 9 and four games on Sunday, Jan. 10. From there, the field will be whittled down to eight teams (four divisional winners and four wild-card winners) who will compete in the divisional round Jan. 16-17. The AFC and NFC championship games are scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 24. Lastly, Super Bowl LIV is set for Sunday, Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Who won the 2019 Super Bowl?

The 2019 Super Bowl was the 53rd edition of the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). It was played on February 3, 2019, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The game pitted Rams head coach Sean McVay’s Los Angeles Rams against Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots, marking the third consecutive Super Bowl appearance for both teams.

Conclusion

From what we can tell, the 2020 NFL season will most likely start on time, though there is a small chance it could be delayed by a week or two. However, if the season does start on time, it will probably be without fans in attendance due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.