NFL in talks over major Super Bowl date change in boost to fans hoping have next day off – plus 18 other game tweaks

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell proposed expanding the schedule to move the big gameCredit: Getty
Goodell shared some of his ideas about the NFL schedule, saying he likes the league at 17 games, but could see it expanding to 18.

 

The only way the league would move to 18 games though would be if they removed preseason games.

 

“I think we’re good at 17 [games] now,” Goodell said.

“But, listen, we’re looking at how we continue. I’m not a fan of the preseason.

“The reality is, I’d rather replace a preseason game with a regular-season game any day. That’s just picking quality.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By adding an 18th week to the schedule it would add another bye to the schedule as well.

This would push the Super Bowl back by two weeks, meaning it would fall on Presidents’ Day weekend, a three-day weekend.

“If we get to 18 and 2, that’s not an unreasonable thing,” Goodell said.

“The other thing it does, [Super Bowl Sunday] ends on up Presidents’ Day weekend, which is a three-day weekend, which makes it Sunday night and then you have Monday off.”

Goodell might not stop at expanding the regular season either, he previously expressed a desire to expand the international slate of games.

 

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There are currently five international games scheduled to be played in 2024. They will be held in London, England, Munich, Germany, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.