When Does The NFL Season Start?
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The National Football League (NFL) regular season begins on the weekend following the last Monday of September (usually the Sunday after Labor Day).
Introduction
The National Football League (NFL) regular season begins on the weekend following the Labor Day holiday in early September. Most games are played on Sundays, with a limited schedule on Mondays and Thursdays.
During the regular season, each team plays 16 games, spread out over 17 weeks. The season typically runs from early September through late December or early January.
What is the NFL Season?
The NFL season is the time when the National Football League (NFL) holds its regular season games. The regular season starts in September and ends in December. The NFL playoffs start in January and end in February with the Super Bowl, the biggest game of the year.
When does the NFL Season Start?
The regular NFL season typically runs from September through December, with the playoffs beginning in January. The exact date of the season opener and the number of regular season games varies from year to year.
How long does the NFL Season Last?
The National Football League (NFL) regular season begins on the weekend following the last Monday of September (the Monday after Labor Day) and ends in late December or early January. After a one-week break following the conclusion of the regular season, four teams from each conference compete in single-elimination playoff games leading up to the conference championships. Then, the winners of each conference’s championship game face each other in the Super Bowl, which is usually held in early February.
What happens during the NFL Season?
The National Football League season traditionally runs from September to December, with a bye week for each team sometime during October or November. In recent years, the NFL has experimented with starting the season on the Thursday following Labor Day (the first Monday in September), and holding its regular-season finale on the Saturday or Sunday prior to New Year’s Day.
During the regular season, each team typically plays 16 games over a 17-week period, with one bye week. Most weeks feature one game on Thursday night, two games on Sunday afternoon and one game on Monday night. Some weeks there are no Thursday night games, while other weeks feature two Monday night games.
The NFL playoffs begin in early January, and conclude with the Super Bowl – the biggest sporting event in the United States – in early February.
Conclusion
The NFL regular season typically starts the week after Labor Day in early September and ends in late December or early January. After the regular season, six teams from each conference (24 total teams) advance to the playoffs. The playoffs are single-elimination and culminate with the conference championship games, followed by the Super Bowl, which is usually held in early February.
