Matches on Friday. At Christmas on Wednesday. Saturday… The NFL season is always more, more, more, more…
After the move to 17 regular season games in 2021, it was only a matter of time before Roger Goodell moved forward for an 18th. On the sidelines of the Draft, on the ESPN set, the NFL boss revealed his plans.
“I think we’re well at 17 games right now. But look, we're watching what's next. I'm not a fan of the preseason. And I think neither do the fans. The reality is that I would rather replace a preseason game with a regular season game. It's choosing quality. If we go to 18 regular season games and 2 in preseason, it's not unreasonable. »
One more match which would have the effect of extending the season. Either by adding a week of rest or by extending the regular season if it still begins at the beginning of September.
There, no problem, Roger Goodell has a concrete argument: the Super Bowl would fall on the “ Presidents Day Weekend“, which ends with a public holiday Monday.
“It's a three-day weekend, which means the game would be on Sunday night, and then you'd have Monday off,” Goodell said.
The Super Bowl would then be around February 20. Further and further. But more and more money.
For the moment, no official procedure has been launched to add an 18th regular season game. But it's clearly only a matter of time.
More and more NFL season games abroad
Goodell also spoke about an increase in the number of matches played internationally, explaining that he can imagine up to 16 matches per season around the world! All this over a period of approximately 10 years.
In 2024, the NFL will arrive for the first time in Brazil. In 2025, the NFL will be present in Spain.
