When Will the NFL Season Start?

The NFL season is set to start on September 10th. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a possibility that the season may be delayed.

Introduction

The National Football League (NFL) season usually starts in September, although the exact date changes from year to year. The regular season typically runs for 17 weeks, ending in December or early January. The playoffs then begin, leading up to the biggest game of the year, the Super Bowl.

This year, the NFL season is scheduled to start on Thursday, September 10th. However, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there is a possibility that the season could be delayed or even cancelled. In July 2020, the NFL announced that they were planning to have a full season as scheduled, but they would be prepared to make changes if necessary.

As of right now, it is still unclear what effect the pandemic will have on the NFL season. However, we do know that the league is taking precautions and planning for all potential scenarios. So far, they have not made any announcements about changes to the schedule. We will continue to update this page as more information becomes available.

The NFL Season

The NFL season is set to start on September 10th. This will be the earliest start to the season since the NFL moved to a 17-game regular season schedule. The season will end on January 3rd, which is also the earliest possible date for the Super Bowl.

The NFL Preseason

The National Football League preseason is the period each year during which NFL teams play several not-for-the-record exhibition games before the actual “Regular Season”. Beginning with the launch of the AFL in 1960, the preseason has expanded from its traditional one game per team format to as many as five games per team.

The NFL preseason generally opens with a weekend of two or three nationally televised games on Thursday night, while the remainder of the teams open their preseason schedules on various days the following week. Ten days after the Preseason opener, most teams will play their second game, which will usually be their first home game and often against an opponent from outside their conference.

The NFL Regular Season

The National Football League regular season typically begins in early September and ends in late December or early January. During the regular season, each team plays 16 games, which are divided equally between home and away games.

The NFL playoffs typically begin in late December or early January, and the championship game, known as the Super Bowl, is usually held in February.

The NFL Playoffs

The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Each year, 12 teams qualify for the playoffs. These teams consist of the four division winners from each of the NFL’s two conferences, the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC). Sometimes, a team with a sub-.500 record can qualify for the playoffs by winning their division; this most recently happened in 2010, when the Seattle Seahawks won their division with a 7-9 record and went on to defeat the defending Super Bowl champions, the New Orleans Saints, in an NFC Wild Card playoff game.

The playoffs are structured so that lower-seeded teams play at the home stadium of higher-seeded teams; thus, wild card weekend features four games in which the lower seed is hosting. All playoff games are broadcast on national television.

When Will the NFL Season Start?

The NFL season is set to start on September 10th. This is later than usual due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The season was originally supposed to start on September 5th, but it was pushed back to September 10th. This is the first time since the 2006 season that the NFL season will start on a Thursday.

The NFL Preseason

The NFL preseason is the period each year during which NFL teams play several not-for-the-record exhibition games before the regular season. It began on August 9 and will conclude on August 30. The NFL regular season will then begin on September 10.

The NFL Regular Season

The National Football League regular season typically begins on the Thursday night following the Labor Day holiday in early September and runs for 17 weeks until late December or early January. The 2020 NFL regular season is scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 10.

During the regular season, each of the 32 NFL teams plays 16 games, eight at home and eight away. They are divided into two conferences — the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC), and each conference is further divided into four divisions: North, South, East, and West.

After the regular season, six teams from each conference (a total of 12 teams) advance to the playoffs. The playoffs are a single-elimination tournament that culminates with the AFC and NFC championship games, which determine which conference will send its champion to the Super Bowl — the biggest sports event in the United States.

The NFL Playoffs

The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. From 1932 to 1966, and again from 1978 to 1982, the NFL postseason generally only consisted of the NFL Championship Game, pitting the league’s two division winners (barring any one-game playoff matches that needed to be held because of ties in the standings). Since 1967, however, the league has generally staged at least four teams in its annual playoffs.

Conclusion

The NFL season is set to begin on September 10th.