NFL 2021 schedule: when do regular season, playoffs and Super Bowl LVI start?
The 2021/22 NFL season kicks off on Thursday, 9 September as Dallas Cowboys face current champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The new NFL season is imminent as Dallas Cowboys face Super Bowl Champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicking off Thursday, 9 Sepember in Florida. This season features a new 18-game schedule, with every team playing once a week and the classic Super Bowl taking place in Los Angeles a week later than usual, on 13 Feb 2022.
2021/22 NFL: Schedule for week 1 and where to watch
(All times Eastern)
Thursday, September 9
Sunday, September 12
Monday, September 13
Regular season end and play-offs
The regular season comes to an end on 8-9 January (2022) upon the conclusion of week 18 games. The post-season stage commences over the weekend of January 15/16th with the Wild Card round. Subsequent weekends will see the staging of the divisional play-offs followed by the AFC and NFC Championship finals that will decide the participants of the 2022 Super Bowl final.
Super Bowl LV final
The SoFi Stadium in Inglewood (California) is set to stage the final game of the season on 13 February (2020). The venue, which is home to both Los Angeles franchises (Rams and Chargers) boasts a 70,000 capacity which is extendible to 100,000 for the Super Bowl LV final.