When Is the First NFL Game of the Season?
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Find out when the first NFL game of the season is, so you can be sure to catch all the action!
Introduction
The NFL regular season usually begins the week after Labor Day. In 2019, the regular season will begin on Thursday, September 5. The first full slate of games will be played on Sunday, September 8.
The first NFL game of the season is typically held in early September
The National Football League (NFL) is the richest and most popular professional American football league. It was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA), with eleven teams from four states, all of whom existed in some form as participants of regional professional football leagues in their respective regions. The first NFL game was played on September 26, 1920, between the Dayton Triangles and the Columbus Panhandles at Triangles Park in Brooklyn, New York. The game ended in a scoreless tie.
The NFL’s regular season typically begins on the Thursday night after Labor Day (i.e., the first Thursday in September), and runs for seventeen weeks until late December or early January. Each team plays sixteen games during the regular season, eight home games and eight away games.
The game is usually held on a Thursday night
The National Football League (NFL) regular season usually begins on the Thursday night following the first Sunday of September (Family Day, Labour Day in Canada) and runs for 17 weeks until late December or early January. The NFL playoffs then follow, culminating with the league championship game, typically held in early February (Super Bowl Sunday).
The game is televised on NBC
The game is televised on NBC at 8:20 PM EDT on Thursday, September 6, 2018 from Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The visiting team will be the Green Bay Packers and the home team will be the Chicago Bears. This game marks the beginning of the NFL’s 99th season.
The game is typically a rematch of the previous year’s Super Bowl participants
The National Football League (NFL) regular season usually begins the week after Labor Day, with the exception of Week 1. The first game of the season is typically a rematch of the previous year’s Super Bowl participants. For example, the 2015 season began with a Thursday night game on September 10, between the defending Super Bowl XLIX champion New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers—the team they defeated in that year’s championship game.
