When Does the NFL Season Start?

The NFL season is just around the corner! Here’s everything you need to know about when it starts, how to watch, and more.

Introduction

The National Football League (NFL) regular season usually begins the week after Labor Day, and ends in December or early January. Each team plays 16 games during the regular season, which is split into a four-week preseason and a sixteen-week regular season. The NFL playoffs follow the regular season, consisting of six teams from each conference: four division winners and two wild card teams. Wild card playoff games are held on the Saturday and Sunday immediately following the conclusion of the regular season. Divisional playoff games are then held on the following weekend, followed by conference championship games on the weekend after that. The Super Bowl, which is the most watched television event in America, is then held on the first Sunday in February.

The Regular Season

The National Football League (NFL) regular season typically begins on the last Thursday in August and ends on the first Sunday in December. Each team plays 16 games during the regular season. The regular season consists of each team playing against every other team in their conference twice.

Pre-Season

Pre-season is a time for coaches to evaluate their team’s talent and decide which players will best be able to help the team during the regular season. The pre-season also gives players a chance to knock off some of the rust that might have accumulated over the course of the offseason. Pre-season games are typically played in August.

Regular Season

The National Football League regular season begins on the weekend following the Labor Day holiday. For the 2020 NFL season, that weekend will be September 10-14. The NFL schedule typically features 16 games per team, played over 17 weeks.

The Playoffs

The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. A wild-card team is a team that did not win their division but still qualified for the playoffs. There are four wild-card teams in each conference. The playoffs begin on the weekend of January 5–6, 2020, and will end with the 2020 NFL Championship Game on Sunday, February 2, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Wild Card Round

The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Six teams from each of the league’s two conferences qualify for the playoffs. The four division winners and two wild-card teams from each conference advance to the playoffs. A wild-card team is a team that did not win its division but nevertheless qualified for the postseason.

The playoffs begin with four wild-card weekend games played on Saturday and Sunday in the first week of January. The four winners advance to the divisional round, played on either Saturday or Sunday in the second week of January. The divisional round consists of four games: two matchups pitting a wild-card team against a division winner, and two games matching up division rivals. The winners of those games advance to conference championship weekend, played on either Saturday or Sunday in late January.

The NFL’s championship game is known as the Super Bowl and is held in early February. The winning team receives the Lombardi Trophy, named after legendary Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi, who led his team to victories in Super Bowls I and II.

Divisional Round

The playoffs begin Saturday, January 5th with the Wild Card round. The four divisional games will be played on January 12th and 13th. The conference championships are on January 19th, and the Pro Bowl will be played on January 27th. The Super Bowl will be held on February 3rd.

Conference Championships

The NFL Conference Championships are the penultimate round of the NFL playoffs. The AFC and NFC champions will face off in two separate games to determine who will represent their respective conferences in the Super Bowl. This year’s Conference Championship games will take place on Sunday, January 24th. The AFC Championship game will be played at 3:05 PM ET and will be broadcast on CBS. The NFC Championship game will follow at 6:40 PM ET and will be broadcast on Fox.

Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is the biggest and most important American football game of the year. It is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game is usually played on the first Sunday in February. The Super Bowl is watched by millions of people around the world.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the NFL season typically starts in September and ends in December or early January. However, the exact dates can vary from year to year. Some factors that can affect the start date include the Super Bowl, player contracts, and scheduling conflicts.