NFL Network's 'Schedule Release '21' reveals 2021 NFL schedule. The 2021 NFL schedule powered by AWS will be released on Wednesday, May 12 at 8:00 p.m. ET on NFL Network, NFL.com and the NFL app.10 May 2021
Will there be 17 NFL games in 2021?
The 17-game regular season will give half of the N.F.L.'s teams an extra home game each season. For simplicity's sake, the 17th game will be hosted by all teams from one conference on a rotating basis. In 2021, every A.F.C. team will host nine regular season games, while N.F.C.28 Oct 2021
What day is the NFL schedule released?
2021 NFL Schedule Announced . See each team's 2021 NFL schedule on NFL.com.13 May 2021
Is the NFL playing 17 games in 2021?
During the 2021 offseason, the NFL made a major change to its schedule. The league expanded it to 17 total games. The schedule expansion was the NFL's first since 1978, when the league expanded from a 14-game schedule to a 16-game schedule.7 Sept 2021
How many games will the NFL play in 2021?
17-Game
Why is the NFL playing 17 games this year?
Why did the NFL expand to a 17-game schedule? It's all about the money. NFL owners think they can make more money — and "grow the game," as Goodell mentioned in his statement — with a 17-game regular season and three-game preseason than they can with the previous 16-game regular season and four-game preseason.7 Sept 2021
How many games are in the NFL season 2021?
17-game
How long is the 2021 NFL season?
The 2021 NFL season is the inaugural year for the league's 18-week, 17-game season. This season was the first since 1978 where the number of games was changed. In 1978, the NFL moved from 14 games per season to 16.3 Jan 2022
Will the NFL play 16 games?
The collective bargaining agreement signed in 2011 maintained the sixteen game regular season schedule. The 2020 CBA allowed for an expansion of the regular season to seventeen games. The team owners voted in March 2021 to institute the expanded schedule beginning with the 2021 season.