Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this week s schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Such a lateseason maneuver is not out of the ordinary. Since the 2006 season, the nfl has used a flexible scheduling system for the last. New orleans saints stats and statistics for the 2011 nfl season, including rushing, passing, receiving, kickoff returns, punt returns, punting, kicking and defense. Quarterback andrew luckthrew for 205 passing yards in the game, bringing his season total to 4,183 yards, which breaks the previous nfl rookie record set by cam newton 4,051 in 2011. The nfls flexscheduling rules are going to get a workout. Last week, indianapolis clinched a playoff berth and notched another 10win season by defeating the kansas city chiefs, 20, at arrowhead stadium. The nfl will again use flexible scheduling for weeks 1015 and the final week of the regular season, allowing the league to move the start times for select games. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Breaking news nbc returns with all of sunday night. The season can be broken down into three different periods four if you count the first four weeks where flexible scheduling does not apply at all for flexible scheduling purposes, each with similar yet different rules governing them.
In week 17, in order to ensure a sunday night game with playoff. Specific dates and start times for such designated week 15 and week 16 matchups will be determined and announced no later than four weeks prior to game day. Most years the nfl will flex the week 17 game with the biggest playoff implications to sunday night football for the regularseason finale. The agreement with nbc is for six seasons from 2006 through 2011 for an annual package of 17 regularseason games consisting of 16 sunday night games and the thursday night seasonopener nfl. The regular season will conclude with a full slate of 16 games on sunday, january 3, 2021, all of which are intradivision matchups, as it had been since 2010. The nfl implemented flexible scheduling to primetime in 2006 to ensure quality matchups during snf, allowing teams to earn their way into primetime slots. For the 10th straight season, the nfl has left week 17s primetime game. In super bowl xlv, the leagues championship game played at cowboys stadium in arlington, texas, the. The 2006 nfl season was the 87th regular season of the national football league. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. This weeks schedule subject to change thursday, sept. The nfl usually has to give at least 12days notice if they decide to make the switch, but that becomes more flexible towards the end of. By way of flexible scheduling, the following games were moved due to playoff implications during the final week of the regular season.
Nfl schedule, schedule history, schedule release, tickets to nfl games. Weekly view of the schedules including links to tickets, broadcast channels, and printable views. The season will be played over a 17week schedule beginning on thursday, september 10, 2020. The site also provides links to other nfl and individual team sites. Fans and ticket holders must be aware that nfl games in flex weeks are subject to change 12 days in advance 6 days in week 17 and should plan accordingly. The regular season began with the nfl kickoff game on nbc on thursday, september 9, at the louisiana superdome as the new orleans saints, super bowl xliv champions, defeated the minnesota vikings 149 tom brady, quarterback of the new england patriots, was named mvp for the 2010 season.
The season featured pop singer pink singing the anthem for snf called ive been waiting all day for sunday night. Starting with this season, nbc was permitted to begin flexing games as soon as week 5, with the restriction that no more than two games may be flexed between weeks 5 and 10. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on thursday or monday nights. A preseason power ranking of each games chances to be the final game. The nfl has flexed a game to the sunday night slot in week 17 the past several seasons, choosing the game with the most significance that does not affect the other games on the schedule. Green bay has won its past five home openers and eight of its past 11 kickoff weekend games dating back to 2007. Nfl flexible scheduling has shifted the kickoff datetime for one game this week. To be honest, i am not sure whether to say congrats on making your fantasy championship or im sorry you play in a fantasy football league that hosts its championship in week 17. To ensure a sunday night game and doubleheader games with playoff implications in week 17, flexible scheduling decisions for that sunday can be made on six days notice. Also, with each team receiving two bye weeks, the nfl could start bye weeks earlier in the season and stretch them later without worrying about giving teams an advantageously placed off week i. The bearschiefs game may be flexed out of week 16 sunday. Daily releases, statistics, domestic and international nfl updates and other information about the nfl are available.
The nfl also arranges the rest of the schedule such that no team playing. Green bay will close out the regular season against the lions for the fourth straight year and the fifth time in the last six seasons. This weeks schedule subject to change thursday, oct. Packers at lions week 17 on the road the packers take to the road for the final time in the 2017 regular season, looking to improve on their 34 record away from lambeau field. Nbc sunday night football wrapped up its inaugural season in 2006 averaging 17. Oc the nfl has a week 17 problem with regards to the way the. When the 2014 nfl schedule was released on april 23, it placed a sunday night game green bay packers at new orleans saints against a world series game for the fifth straight year. Since the 2006 season, the nfl has used a flexible scheduling system for the last seven. Nfl flexible scheduling policy flexible scheduling will be used in weeks 1117. To ensure maximum flexibility, no protections or appearance limits apply to week 17. Since week 4, the packers rank in the top 10 in the nfl in first downs no. Most years the nfl will flex the week 17 game with the biggest playoff implications to sunday night football for the regular season finale.
The league will not flex a game to the sunday night slot in week 17. Amazing stats from the nfls week 17 by braden gall, 1231, 7. The first game of the week is played on thursday night, kicking off at 8. For each flexible scheduling week with the exception of week 17, the nfl announces the start times of games on sundays no later than 12 days prior to that weekend. Heres the complete list of those games since 2006, when flex scheduling was implemented and. Watt, the 11th overall pick in the 2011 nfl draft, deflected two passes that resulted in interceptions and had. In most years, the nfl will flex the week 17 game with the biggest impact on the playoff picture to sunday night football on the final night of the regular season. Most years the nfl will flex the week 17 game with the biggest playoff. The schedule does not list a sunday night game in week 17, but an afternoon game with playoff implications will be. For whatever reason the game 256 flex has historically gone heavy on. Regular season play was held from september 7 to december 31, 2006. The unit was led by an incredible effort out of secondyear defensive end j. Italicized games weeks 1117, game time subject to change due to flexible scheduling.
A flexible scheduling move would be announced at least 12 days before the game. Fox and cbs can protect games in five out of six weeks starting in week 11. Week 16, green bay is at the vikings and on mnf for the second time. View a summary of the 2011 nfl season, including standings, stats, statistics, game results, playoffs, draft results and leaders. For week 17, the sunday night game will be announced no later. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on thursday.
But there are now 32 teams in the nfl, compared to 28 in 1993. Additionally, in weeks 510, flexible scheduling may be used in no more than two weeks. Nfl lifts restriction on flex schedule for week 17 prime time. The season began with the reigning super bowl xl champion pittsburgh steelers defeating the miami dolphins 2817 in the nfl kickoff game the nfl title was eventually won by the indianapolis colts, when they defeated the chicago bears 2917 in. The national football league nfl regular season begins on the weekend following the first. It began on thursday, september 8, 2011, with the super bowl xlv champion green bay packers defeating the super bowl xliv champion new orleans saints 4234 at lambeau field and ended with super bowl xlvi, the leagues championship game, on february 5, 2012, at lucas oil stadium in indianapolis where the new york. The 2011 nfl schedule lists start times for all sunday games during the flex weeks. In weeks 516, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for sunday night football on nbc. With the steelers and bengals clinching a playoff spot in week 16, it also marked the first time since the nfl scheduled allintradivisional matchups in week 17 in 2010 that a game flexed to the week 17 slot featured at least one team in this case both that was already in the playoffs. The 2011 nfl season was the 92nd regular season of the national football league. In most years, the nfl will flex the week 17 game with the biggest impact. Each of the leagues 32 teams will play a 16game schedule, with one bye week for each team. The nfl utilizes flexible scheduling in weeks 1015 and 17 to ensure appealing primetime matchups late in the season.