Matchups Announced For NFL’s 17th Game
March 31, 2021 8:32AM EDT
TAMPA, FL – OCTOBER 12: An NFL logo as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium on October 12, 2008 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
The NFL has expanded its regular season to 17 games – and we already know the matchups for that extra week.
The extra game will be an interconference matchup, with AFC and NFC divisions lined up by record. So for example, the AFC West and NFC North will meet in 2021, with the 1st-place Chiefs taking on the first-place Packers, 2nd-place Raiders taking on the 2nd-place Bears, and so on.
The matchups for 2021:
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- NFC East vs. AFC East
- NFC West vs. AFC North
- NFC South vs. AFC South
- NFC North vs. AFC West
The full 2021 NFL schedule is expected to be released in May.
How do you feel about the 17-game season? Is this the best way to determine the ‘extra’ game?
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