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Since 2012, the NFL generally schedules games in five time slots during the week. The first game of the week is played on Thursday night, kicking off at 8:15 PM except for the kickoff game and thanksgiving games which kick off at 8:20 PM. The majority of games are played on Sunday, most kicking off at 1PM (ET), with some late afternoon games ...
NFL regular season games accounted for 31 out of the top 32 most-watched programs in the fall season and an NFL game ranked as the most-watched television show in all 17 weeks of the regular season. At the local level, NFL games were the highest-ranked shows in NFL markets 92% of the time. [130]
Since 2002, the league has consisted of 32 teams based across the United States. Each NFL season since 2021 has started with a three-week preseason in August, followed by the 18-week regular season which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one bye week.
Shannon Eastin became the first woman to officiate an NFL game in 2012, in a pre-season matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the San Diego Chargers. [28] In 2015 Sarah Thomas became the first full-time female official in NFL history. [29] In 2021 she became the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl. [30]
Brett Favre, the all-time leader in consecutive starts by an NFL player. This is a list of the most consecutive starts and games played by a player by position in the National Football League (NFL). [1] [2] Quarterback Brett Favre's streak of 297 consecutive games started is the longest all-time.
The game will be the first in the NFL's 105 seasons to feature a pair of 14-win clubs. It will also have the highest combined win total (28) of any regular-season matchup in league history.
Half the NFL divisions and 10 of 14 playoff spots have been clinched heading into "Sunday Night Football" in Week 17. There's still plenty to sort out, especially with specifics on seeding positions.
Note: The players listed here are the starting quarterbacks of each team's most recently played regular season game (Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season) and may not reflect roster changes made since that time. Because of this, quarterbacks that have been announced as replacement due to injury or otherwise should not be included until they make ...