The excitement of the off-season does not end with the last day of the 2021 NFL draft.
Eleven days later, the league will announce its full regular season schedule for all 32 teams. The 2021 schedule (powered by AWS) will be released on Wednesday, May 12 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network, NFL.com and the NFL app.
NFL Network will have a special offer Schedule release ’21 show packed with fresh schedules and section-by-section analysis, outlining the top games and prime games. This year’s schedule version will also be a little different due to a new element: the 17th game in the regular season.
We already know who will meet in the additional match, which follows a simple pairing methodology to compare the rankings of the division in the opposite interference divisions (i.e. first place Chiefs will take first place Packers, with the rest of the AFC West and NFC North follow, and where they will take the fight, what we do not know is when those games will take place, creating an intriguing ripple in a release that is already much anticipated.
The NFL kick-off weekend begins Thursday night, September 9th, and the final games of the regular season will be played on Sunday, January 9th. Now block your free (football) time and make sure you are in front of a television screen or mobile device on 12 May. It promises to be an NFL season, unlike any other.