When Does the NFL Season Start?
The NFL season starts on September 5th, 2019.
Introduction
The National Football League regular season begins on the weekend following Labor Day in early September and ends in late December or early January. After a four-week preseason, during which each team plays four exhibitions games, there are seventeen weeks in the NFL regular season.
The Start of the NFL Season
The NFL season is set to start on September 10th. This is when the first game of the season will be played. The NFL season will end on January 3rd. This is when the last game of the season will be played.
Pre-Season
The National Football League preseason is the period each year during which NFL teams play several not-for-the-record exhibition games before the regular season starts.
Beginning with the 2020 season, the NFL preseason will be shortened from four games per team to three games. The number of preseason games has varied throughout NFL history, varying from two to eight, but four games per team became standardized in 1967.
The preseason is important for evaluating players and determining which ones will make the team’s final roster, but many fans see it as an unnecessary continuation of the sport’s long offseason.
Regular Season
The National Football League regular season typically begins on the last Thursday in August and ends on the first Sunday in January, meaning that each team plays 16 games.
The NFL schedule is released in April, and the times and dates of each game are usually announced about two weeks before they are played. The NFL season kicks off with a Thursday night game, which is nationally televised.
The rest of the games are played on Sundays, with most games taking place in the afternoon. Some games are played on Monday or Thursday nights as part of “Monday Night Football” or “Thursday Night Football.” The NFL also plays a handful of Saturday games late in the season.
The NFL playoffs begin in January, and the championship game, known as the Super Bowl, is played on the first Sunday in February.
Conclusion
The NFL regular season typically starts the week after Labor Day in September and ends in December or early January. Each team plays 16 games during the regular season, which is held over 17 weeks. The specific dates and times of each game are not determined until well in advance, usually about a month before the game is played. The NFL playoffs begin in early January, with the top six teams from each conference qualifying for the tournament. The Super Bowl, the league’s championship game, is usually played on the first Sunday in February.
