Who Plays in the NFL on Sunday?
It’s time to find out who’s playing in the NFL this Sunday. Check out our comprehensive list of every team and match-up.
The NFL’s Schedule
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world. NFL games are divided into weeks, with most games taking place on Sunday.
Who plays in the NFL on Sunday?
The National Football League (NFL) schedule for the 2020 season was released on May 7, 2020. The season is scheduled to begin on September 10, 2020, with the NFL Kickoff Game.
The schedule was originally supposed to be released on April 18, 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The release date was later pushed back again to May 7.
The regular season will end on January 3, 2021. The playoffs are scheduled to start on January 9, with the NFC and AFC Championship games being played on January 24. Super Bowl LV is then scheduled to be played on February 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
What time do the games start?
The NFL’s regular season starts on Thursday, September 5th and ends on Sunday, December 29th.
Each team plays 16 games during the regular season.
The NFL schedule is released in April, prior to the NFL Draft.
Teams are scheduled to play each of the other teams in their own division twice during the regular season (4 games total).
They also play 6 games against teams from 2 other divisions in their conference – 2 games against each team (12 games total). Finally, they play 4 non-conference games – 1 game against each team from a different conference (4 games total).
What channel are the games on?
NFL games are broadcast on a number of different channels, depending on which region of the country you live in. In addition, some games are streamed live online.
For example, if you live in New England, you can watch Patriots games on CBS, NBC, and ESPN. If you live in New York, you can watch Jets games on CBS, NBC, and ESPN. And if you live in Philadelphia, you can watch Eagles games on Fox, NBC, and ESPN.
To find out what channel the game you want to watch is on in your region, check your local listings or visit the NFL’s website.
The NFL’s Teams
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league. The NFL is the highest level of professional football in the United States. Sunday is the day of the week on which most NFL games are played.
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the National Football League (NFL) and compete in the Western Division of the National Football Conference (NFC). The Cardinals were founded as an NFL expansion team in 1898, and are one of the oldest continuously run professional football teams in America. The Cardinals have won two NFL championships, in 1925 and 1947. They are also one of only four teams to have never played in a Super Bowl game. In 2012, they became the first franchise to lose 700 games since their inception.
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965 as an expansion team, after the NFL offered then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival American Football League (AFL).
In their 51 years of existence, the Falcons have compiled a record of 300–402–6 (.426 winning percentage), winning division championships in 1980, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2016. The Falcons have appeared in two Super Bowls, the first during the 1998 season in Super Bowl XXXIII, where they lost to the Denver Broncos 34–19; and Super Bowl LI, where they defeated the New England Patriots 34-28 in overtime.
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They are members of the National Football League (NFL) as a part of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The Ravens were established in 1996, when Art Modell, who was then the owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced plans to relocate the franchise to Baltimore. As part of a settlement between Modell, the city of Cleveland, and the other NFL owners, Modell was required to leave the Browns’ history and archives in Cleveland for a replacement team and organization that would be established by then-NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue.
Buffalo Bills
The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays their home games at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. The Bills are the only NFL team that plays its home games in the state of New York. The Bills conduct summer training camp at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, New York, an eastern suburb of Rochester.
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The team is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and plays its home games in Bank of America Stadium in uptown Charlotte. The Panthers are supported throughout the Carolinas; although the team has played its home games in Charlotte since 1996, they played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina during their first season.
The team hosts its annual training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Panthers were announced as the league’s 29th franchise in 1993, and began play in 1995 under original owner and founder Jerry Richardson. In 1999, the team accumulated a then-NFL record 14–2 regular season record before ultimately defeating the Super Bowl XXXIV champion St. Louis Rams 29–23 in Super Bowl XXXVIII. They followed up this success by winning five or more games for 11 consecutive seasons between 2002 and 2014, becoming one of only two NFL teams with that distinction (joining the New England Patriots).
The NFL’s History
The NFL was created in 1920. The first game was played on October 3, 1920, between the Rock Island Independents and the St.Paul Ideals. There were eleven teams in the NFL’s first season. The league has grown to thirty-two teams.
The NFL was founded in 1920
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world.[1] The NFL’s 17-week regular season runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, six teams from each conference (four division winners and two wild card teams) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held on the first Sunday in February and is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC.
The NFL was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. The NFL agreed to merge with the American Football League (AFL) in 1966, and effective with that season’s AFL–NFL World Championship Game all league champions have been determined by playoff games. The NFL has used three different trophy designs for its champion since its inception: The Brunswick-Balke Collender Cup (1920–1927), named for its manufacturer;[2]the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy (1928–1969), named after former NFL president Joseph Carr;and Super Bowl Trophy which has been awarded to NFL champions since 1970.
The first game was played on October 3, 1920
The National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. The NFL agreed to merge with the American Football League (AFL) in 1966, and the first Super Bowl was held at the end of that season; the merger was completed in 1970. Today, the NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional sports league in the world and is the most popular sports league in the United States. The Super Bowl is among the biggest club sporting events in the world and individual Super Bowl games account for many of the most watched television programs in American history, all occupying between four and five of the top 10 spots on Nielsen’s list of most watched broadcasts since 1950.
The first Super Bowl was played on January 15, 1967
The National Football League (NFL) was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. The NFL agreed to merge with the American Football League (AFL) in 1966, and the first Super Bowl was played at the end of that same season; the merger was completed in 1970. Today, the NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional sports league in the world and is the most popular sports league in the United States. The Super Bowl is among the biggest club sporting events in the world, and individual Super Bowl games account for many of the most watched television programs in American history, all garnering tens of millions of viewers.
