NFL schedule launch date 2021: When to anticipate an announcement, power of schedule & extra

The extra, the merrier, as they are saying.

This yr, the NFL is again with a much bigger schedule than ever, with the league increasing the regular-season schedule to 17 video games, pushing again the Tremendous Bowl to the second week in February.

The schedule change, which was unilaterally imposed by the league’s homeowners, is the primary time the regular-season schedule has been expanded since 1978. The league is maintaining with its conventional 12-team playoff format, although, a yr after increasing the playoffs to 14, letting two extra groups in in an effort to recoup some losses from the 

Gridiron followers trying to the following massive occasion after the 2021 NFL Draft can look no additional than the league’s schedule launch.

This is what we all know:

MORE: What NFL’s 17-game schedule means for normal season, playoffs, Tremendous Bowl

NFL schedule launch date 2021

The league is about to announce the 2021 slate of video games for each NFL staff on Wednesday, Might 12. 

The brand new-look schedule goes have 17 video games on the docket, with an additional sport added to the schedule in accordance with the 2020 CBA. It is the primary growth of the NFL’s regular-season schedule since 1978. 

Who has the hardest NFL schedule in 2021?

The Pittsburgh Steelers, coming off a 12-4 season, have essentially the most tough schedule to navigate in 2021. 

Along with taking part in a tough AFC North, the Steelers should tango with the Seahawks, Packers and Chiefs this yr. The Seahawks have been the seventeenth opponent added for the league’s expanded schedule.

Who has the best NFL schedule in 2021?

Fly, Eagles, fly: Nick Sirianni and the Philadelphia Eagles have the best schedule for 2021.

Enjoying in opposition to a weak — however bettering — NFC East, the Eagles additionally draw the Lions, Broncos and Jets. They do have some tough house video games, with the 49ers and defending champion Bucs getting into the constructing.

2021 NFL power of schedule rankings

Followers pining for a distinct quarterback to hoist a Lombardi Trophy won’t be pleased with the rankings, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers gifted the second-easiest schedule within the league come the 2021 season. 

2021 NFL schedule for all 32 groups

Whereas dates have but to be set for every of the 32 groups’ matchups, followers have a good concept as to who’s taking part in who come the 2021 season. The system the NFL makes use of is as follows:

1. Dwelling and away in opposition to its three division opponents (Six video games)
2. The 4 groups from one other division inside its convention on a rotating three-year cycle (4 video games)
3. The 4 groups from a division within the different convention on a rotating four-year cycle (4 video games)
4. Two intraconference video games based mostly on the prior yr’s standings (these video games match a first-place staff in opposition to the first-place groups within the two same-conference divisions the staff is just not scheduled to play that season) (Two video games)
5. One interconference sport based mostly on the prior yr’s standings on a rotating four-year cycle. These video games match a first-place staff from one division in opposition to a first-place staff in an reverse convention division that the staff is just not scheduled to play that season. The second-place, third-place and fourth-place groups in every division are equally paired. The house convention for this sport will rotate every season.

Whereas the dates and occasions of those video games are scheduled to be launched on Might 12, we already know the opponents for all 32 squads. This is what we all know:

AFC East

New England Patriots

• Dwelling: Buffalo Payments, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Away: Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Payments, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets

Buffalo Payments

• Dwelling: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Soccer Staff
• Away: Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans

New York Jets

• Dwelling: Buffalo Payments, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles
• Away: Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Payments, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots

Miami Dolphins

• Dwelling: Buffalo Payments, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens, New York Giants
• Away: Buffalo Payments, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens

• Dwelling: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams
• Away: Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

• Dwelling: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks
• Away: Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Payments, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings

Cleveland Browns

• Dwelling: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals
• Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers

Cincinnati Bengals

• Dwelling: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers
• Away: Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC South

Houston Texans

• Dwelling: Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina Panthers
• Away: Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Payments, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans

Tennessee Titans

• Dwelling: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Payments, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, New Orleans Saints
• Away: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks

Indianapolis Colts

• Dwelling: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Away: Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Payments, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Dwelling: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Payments, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons
• Away: Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans

AFC West

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs

• Dwelling: Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Buffalo Payments, Inexperienced Bay Packers
• Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee Titans, Washington Soccer Staff

Denver Broncos

• Dwelling: Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Washington Soccer Staff, Detroit Lions
• Away: Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

Las Vegas Raiders

• Dwelling: Denver Broncos, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, Washington Soccer Staff, Chicago Bears
• Away: Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers

Los Angeles Chargers

• Dwelling: Denver Broncos, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings
• Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Soccer Staff

NFC East

Philadelphia Eagles

• Dwelling: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Soccer Staff
• Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Washington Soccer Staff, New York Jets

Dallas Cowboys

• Dwelling: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Soccer Staff
• Away: Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Soccer Staff, New England Patriots

New York Giants

• Dwelling: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Soccer Staff
• Away: Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Soccer Staff, Miami Dolphins

Washington Soccer Staff

• Dwelling: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle Seahawks
• Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Inexperienced Bay Packers, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Payments

NFC North

Inexperienced Bay Packers

• Dwelling: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Inexperienced Bay Packers, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Payments
• Away: Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs

Minnesota Vikings

• Dwelling: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys
• Away: Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Inexperienced Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Chargers

Chicago Bears

• Dwelling: Detroit Lions, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants
• Away: Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Las Vegas Raiders

Detroit Lions

• Dwelling: Chicago Bears, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles
• Away: Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos

NFC South

New Orleans Saints

• Dwelling: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Buffalo Payments, Miami Dolphins, Inexperienced Bay Packers
• Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Soccer Staff, Tennessee Titans

Atlanta Falcons

• Dwelling: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Detroit Lions, Washington Soccer Staff
• Away: Buffalo Payments, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Dwelling: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Buffalo Payments, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears
• Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Soccer Staff, Indianapolis Colts

Carolina Panthers

• Dwelling: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Soccer Staff
• Away: Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Payments, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans

NFC West

San Francisco 49ers

• Dwelling: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons
• Away: Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals

Seattle Seahawks

• Dwelling: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints
• Away: Arizona Cardinals, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Soccer Staff, Pittsburgh Steelers

Los Angeles Rams

• Dwelling: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Away: Arizona Cardinals, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens

Arizona Cardinals

• Dwelling: Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers
• Away: Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns