The NFL has approved a 17th game for the 2021 schedule.
After a year of exercising the option to have a 17th game and approving the formula for the 17th game, the NFL is finally going ahead with an odd number of games to its annual slate.
As it stands, here is the formula, which involves same-place finishers from 2020, and appears to be modeling after the 2019 schedule’s inter-conference matchups.
NFC East at AFC East
NFC North at AFC West
NFC South at AFC South
NFC West at AFC North
Here is a look at the NFL’s 17th game per team, which features a few Super Bowl rematches.