When Does the 2021 NFL Season Begin?
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The 2021 NFL season is set to begin on September 9th. Check out this blog post to learn more about the upcoming season.
Introduction
The 2021 NFL season is set to begin on September 9th. The regular season will consist of 17 weeks, with each team playing 16 games. The playoffs are scheduled to begin on January 8th, 2022, and the Super Bowl is set for February 13th, 2022.
The 2021 NFL Season
The 2021 NFL season is set to begin on Thursday, September 9th. All 32 teams will be in action on opening weekend, with the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night.
The Preseason
The 2021 NFL season is the 102nd season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season will begin on September 9, 2021, and end on January 2, 2022. The playoffs will then conclude with the Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
The preseason is schedule to begin on August 5, 2021 and end on August 29, 2021.
The Regular Season
The 2021 NFL regular season is scheduled to begin on September 9th and end on January 3rd, 2022. All 32 teams will play 17 games during the regular season, with one bye week for each team. The playoffs are scheduled to begin on January 8th, 2022, and the Super Bowl is scheduled to be played on February 13th, 2022.
The Playoffs
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. From 1933 to 1966, the NFL playoffs generally only included the league champion and one or two runners-up. In 1967, the NFL expanded to four teams with the addition of the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, better known as the Super Bowl. The number of teams expanded again in 1978 to include eight squads, and then in 1990 to include 12. Since 1990, each conference has sent seven teams to the playoffs each year.
The Super Bowl
The 2021 NFL season will be the 102nd season of the National Football League (NFL). The season is set to begin on September 9th, 2021, and will end with Super Bowl LVI on February 13th, 2022. All teams will play 17 regular season games, as opposed to the 16 game schedule that was used during the 2020 NFL season.
The expanded NFL playoffs will feature 14 teams instead of the usual 12, with the top seed in each conference receiving a first-round bye. In addition, only one team from each conference will be able to have a bye in the Wild Card round. The other six playoff spots will be filled by the winners of four Wild Card games.
The defending Super Bowl champions heading into the 2021 season are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV.
Conclusion
The 2021 NFL season is set to begin on September 9th. However, there is a chance that the season could be pushed back due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
