NFL owners have approved a 17-game schedule for the regular season at their virtual meeting on Tuesday.
.@NFL Season To Feature 17 Regular-Season Games Per Team: https://t.co/aaamJxq9C3 pic.twitter.com/txLUL26H6V
— NFL345 (@NFL345) March 30, 2021
The schedule will go into effect this season. Preseason games will drop to three from the current four.
There will continue to be one bye week for each team.
Some players such as Alvin Kamara already have been unhappy about the extra game.
So, the NFL has gone from 12 to 14 to 16 and now to 17 as the sport gets bigger and stronger over time.
Here's how the 2021-24 rotation for the 17th game will work. pic.twitter.com/mgTo7nKV4I
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 30, 2021
Intriguing 2021 regular-season games created today with the official addition of a 18th week:
🏈New Orleans at Tennessee
🏈Tampa Bay at Indianapolis
🏈Green Bay at Kansas City
🏈N.Y. Giants at Miami
🏈Dallas at New England. https://t.co/YtZb65rNr2— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 30, 2021
Rams vs. Ravens is officially official for next season.
LA fans would rather not remember the last time these teams met.
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) March 30, 2021