17 Game Schedule - where and who?

[Pantone282C]

So, sports fans, the NFL is progressing to a 17 game schedule. As this is still being hashed out by the NFL, it opens the door for much speculation about the eventual details.

The 17th game would be an odd numbered game. Under the current scheduling procedures, this results in half the teams being the hosting team for nine games and the other half as the visiting team for nine games - most likely in alternating years, to keep it fair.

Also, what determines the opponents in the the odd numbered game? The current scheduling practice:
Six games against divisional opponents — two games per team, one at home and one on the road.
Four games against teams from a division within its conference — two games at home and two on the road.
Four games against teams from a division in the other conference— two games at home and two on the road.
Two games against teams from the two remaining divisions in its own conference — one game at home and one on the road. Match ups are based on division ranking from the previous season.

Does the NFL add another inter-conference game or an intra-conference game? Or some other choice?

As has been discussed on many sports news sites, the possibility exists that the NFL might schedule more international games and perhaps neutral site games within the US.

I could also see more teams being added to the mix. Which cities would be added?

How do you see the makeup of the odd numbered games?

 

[nightrain]

London, Mexico and international-elsewhere are the only logical venues for the 17th game.

 

[Pantone282C]

London, Mexico and international-elsewhere are the only logical venues for the 17th game.

Toronto?

 

[Irvin88_4life]

I would like to see a "division" game but with maybe a team from the other conference. Like Houston vs Dallas or Rams vs Chargers, 49ers vs Raiders....... that way both teams gets a chance to play a home game and away game against that team. Could also be a rival, like Dallas and 49ers/Pittsburgh etc.

 

[csirl]

NFL has been looking into a number of potential European venues over the past 2-3 years.

Brazil & Japan are also potential venues.

 

[unionjack8]

Its not a 17 game season this year

 

[Ranched]

Toronto?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_NFL_season#Regular_season

 

[Ranching]

So, sports fans, the NFL is progressing to a 17 game schedule. As this is still being hashed out by the NFL, it opens the door for much speculation about the eventual details.

The 17th game would be an odd numbered game. Under the current scheduling procedures, this results in half the teams being the hosting team for nine games and the other half as the visiting team for nine games - most likely in alternating years, to keep it fair.

Also, what determines the opponents in the the odd numbered game? The current scheduling practice:
Six games against divisional opponents — two games per team, one at home and one on the road.
Four games against teams from a division within its conference — two games at home and two on the road.
Four games against teams from a division in the other conference— two games at home and two on the road.
Two games against teams from the two remaining divisions in its own conference — one game at home and one on the road. Match ups are based on division ranking from the previous season.

Does the NFL add another inter-conference game or an intra-conference game? Or some other choice?

As has been discussed on many sports news sites, the possibility exists that the NFL might schedule more international games and perhaps neutral site games within the US.

I could also see more teams being added to the mix. Which cities would be added?

How do you see the makeup of the odd numbered games?

The whole thing is a bit odd too me..

 

[charron]

We already play 20 games, the difference is only 16 counted before and now 17 of those 20 will count. The real extra games come in to play during the playoffs.

 

[Dallas_Cowboys50]

Somehow, Someway Cowboys vs. Houston @ DKR Memorial Stadium in Austin is bound to happen.....

 

[gjkoeppen]

So, sports fans, the NFL is progressing to a 17 game schedule. As this is still being hashed out by the NFL, it opens the door for much speculation about the eventual details.

The 17th game would be an odd numbered game. Under the current scheduling procedures, this results in half the teams being the hosting team for nine games and the other half as the visiting team for nine games - most likely in alternating years, to keep it fair.

Also, what determines the opponents in the the odd numbered game? The current scheduling practice:
Six games against divisional opponents — two games per team, one at home and one on the road.
Four games against teams from a division within its conference — two games at home and two on the road.
Four games against teams from a division in the other conference— two games at home and two on the road.
Two games against teams from the two remaining divisions in its own conference — one game at home and one on the road. Match ups are based on division ranking from the previous season.

Does the NFL add another inter-conference game or an intra-conference game? Or some other choice?

As has been discussed on many sports news sites, the possibility exists that the NFL might schedule more international games and perhaps neutral site games within the US.

I could also see more teams being added to the mix. Which cities would be added?

How do you see the makeup of the odd numbered games?

First off goodell addressed the expansion a couple years ago saying it would be very difficult to add new teams with an even number of teams in each division. Adding a team would put some teams at a disadvantage while other teams would have an advantage. So I doubt that adding a team or even 2 is in the plans.

Based on what on the NFL's own site the first option was adding another inter conference game where years are alternated which conference would host all of the extra 17th game where ever in the schedule it would be. The other solution they floated was international or neutral site games but there are only so many college stadiums that are up to NFL type stadiums and would be available for games that may fall anywhere from mid Sept. - Dec. and there would have to be 16 of these games every season. I also doubt that the league would really want another 16 games in London. The logistics of bye weeks would be a nightmare.
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[dargonking999]

I'd think the plan would bounce between an inter conference game, and an extra divisional game. Only those games really add value to the season. I think they would like to do the game at a neutral site internationally at high capacity stadiums. AFC vs NFC thing where maybe the winner the sub determined who gets named as the home team for the neutral site.

But I think we are thinking to far ahead. The CBA only allows for the NFL to add the 17 game between 2021 and 2023(I think) it doesnt say it has to be. The NFL will take it's time to make sure they make the choice that will bring in the most revenue to the NFL. (TV rights, and fan spending)

 

[JoeKing]

So, sports fans, the NFL is progressing to a 17 game schedule. As this is still being hashed out by the NFL, it opens the door for much speculation about the eventual details.

The 17th game would be an odd numbered game. Under the current scheduling procedures, this results in half the teams being the hosting team for nine games and the other half as the visiting team for nine games - most likely in alternating years, to keep it fair.

Also, what determines the opponents in the the odd numbered game? The current scheduling practice:
Six games against divisional opponents — two games per team, one at home and one on the road.
Four games against teams from a division within its conference — two games at home and two on the road.
Four games against teams from a division in the other conference— two games at home and two on the road.
Two games against teams from the two remaining divisions in its own conference — one game at home and one on the road. Match ups are based on division ranking from the previous season.

Does the NFL add another inter-conference game or an intra-conference game? Or some other choice?

As has been discussed on many sports news sites, the possibility exists that the NFL might schedule more international games and perhaps neutral site games within the US.

I could also see more teams being added to the mix. Which cities would be added?

How do you see the makeup of the odd numbered games?

It's one game that's being added. One preseason game is being eliminated. The season is not being extended on the calendar, we are just going to start the season one week earlier and ending the season when it would have ended anyway. You are trying to make this harder than it needs to be. The schedule will be determined just the same way as it was anyway. The old CBA scheduled 20 games per calendar year, 4 preseason and 16 regular-season games. The new CBA schedule will be 20 games per calendar year as well, 3 preseason games, 17 regular-season games. The only difference is the 4th preseason game will now be the 1st regular-season game.

Lastly, understand the 17 game schedule is not in effect in 2020. The earliest it can be in effect is 2021 and for the time being even that is optional. The league has not yet determined when a 17 game schedule will go into effect.

 

[SSoup]

As long as they rotate the 17th game, I don't care.

I may be remembering wrong but didn't baseball do a system where they established permanent "interleague rivals" where each AL team was matched with an NL team (usually for regional, geographic reasons) for yearly matchups that the rest of their division didn't have to play? So if your team got stuck playing the Yankees every year because MLB thought it made for a good rivalry, and if your division foe got to play some trash team like the Orioles or whoever, it meant you were getting screwed with your pants on.

I don't want that kind of nonsense.

I don't want to get stuck playing a perpetually good team every year while the Giants get to play someone like the Jets every year, in other words.

They need to rotate the opponents, so it's luck of the draw if we happen to play a bad team one year while the Eagles or Giants draw a good team. And they need to rotate the location so that everyone in our division has the same number of home and road games.

 

[Pantone282C]

It's one game that's being added. One preseason game is being eliminated. The season is not being extended on the calendar, we are just going to start the season one week earlier and ending the season when it would have ended anyway. You are trying to make this harder than it needs to be. The schedule will be determined just the same way as it was anyway. The old CBA scheduled 20 games per calendar year, 4 preseason and 16 regular-season games. The new CBA schedule will be 20 games per calendar year as well, 3 preseason games, 17 regular-season games. The only difference is the 4th preseason game will now be the 1st regular-season game.

Lastly, understand the 17 game schedule is not in effect in 2020. The earliest it can be in effect is 2021 and for the time being even that is optional. The league has not yet determined when a 17 game schedule will go into effect.

Yeah, I understood most of it is for the 2021 season. Just wasn't sure about the 17 game schedule, though the thinking by some is about 2022, about the time the broadcast contracts are renegotiated.

 

[Pantone282C]

Its not a 17 game season this year

Thanks for the clarification. I should have said so. I thought most people understood most of the new CBA will not start till next season.

 

[fivetwos]

Itll be a neutral site for each team.

This settles the London issue and that there cant be a team there. Fair compromise the way I see it.

 

[Silverz1972]

London, Mexico and international-elsewhere are the only logical venues for the 17th game.

Yep and Neither team is the home or away team.

 

[gjkoeppen]

It's one game that's being added. One preseason game is being eliminated. The season is not being extended on the calendar, we are just going to start the season one week earlier and ending the season when it would have ended anyway. You are trying to make this harder than it needs to be. The schedule will be determined just the same way as it was anyway. The old CBA scheduled 20 games per calendar year, 4 preseason and 16 regular-season games. The new CBA schedule will be 20 games per calendar year as well, 3 preseason games, 17 regular-season games. The only difference is the 4th preseason game will now be the 1st regular-season game.

Lastly, understand the 17 game schedule is not in effect in 2020. The earliest it can be in effect is 2021 and for the time being even that is optional. The league has not yet determined when a 17 game schedule will go into effect.

I think you are wrong on that. On one of the sites I read that in 2021 when the league switches to 3 preseason games the week when the 4th game would have been played will now be a bye week for all teams. I think probably the NFL didn't want to start the league on Labor Day weekend. They tried that about 20 years ago and it didn't go over very well. To many people have family type things going on during the Labor Day weekend.
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[Pantone282C]

The whole thing is a bit odd too me..

It is to me also. Not sure why we need 17 games.