Who Plays Sunday in the NFL?
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It’s time to find out who’s playing Sunday in the NFL. Check out the full schedule and make your predictions.
Introduction
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.
What time do the games start?
Most NFL games are played on Sundays, with a handful of Monday and Thursday night games sprinkled in. The games typically start at 1 p.m. ET, but there are a few exceptions.
The NFL has five time slots for games on Sunday: 1 p.m., 4:05 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 8:20 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET. The 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. games are usually split between the early afternoon window (shown on FOX) and the late afternoon window (shown on CBS). The 4:25 p.m. game is usually shown on FOX, while the 8:20 and 8:30 p.m. games are shown on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.”
There are also occasionally Saturday games, which usually start at 4:30 or 8:20 p.m
Who is playing?
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. 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 formed 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 playoffs, four AFL teams joined an expanded NFL that assumed its current 16-team, two-conference format. In 1970 following an AFL–NFL merger agreement reached that previous year as part of an AFL expansion effort that placed a second AFC team in Kansas City—the current Chiefs—the league began referred to as simply “the NFL”. The league has maintained its headquarters in New York City throughout its history; however, since 2007 most games have been played elsewhere during September due to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to Giants Stadium during that time.
What channel are the games on?
TV coverage for the NFL regular season usually starts on Thursday night with a game between two division rivals. On Sunday afternoon, most of the country gets to see one of the best games of the week on Fox (usually featuring NFC teams) or CBS (usually featuring AFC teams). In the late afternoon slot, NBC gets to show the best game remaining, which is usually from the AFC. On Monday Night Football, ESPN airs the best game of the week regardless of conference.
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed our NFL Sunday matchups article. Be sure to check back next week to see who’s playing on Sunday!
