18 games?

[Vikergirl]

[purplefaithful]

Thats a really long season.

They are going to have to consider expanded rosters - but at some point you start diluting the game too.

[JimmyinSD]

I see 18 games with an expanded roster and extra bye week to accommodate every team playing 1 overseas game per season.

[Greylock]

We have all seen how the first couple of regular season games have gone since they reduced the preseason games to 3.  Not playing starters in the preseason leads to penalty filled early regular season games and possible injury because starters haven't played any meaningful games against other teams.  Adding games to the schedule plus adding games to every city across the globe is just going to dilute the game all in the pursuit of more revenue.  Leave it alone the way it is!

[FLVike]

When money is involved the NFL will get it done.

[purplefaithful]

We have all seen how the first couple of regular season games have gone since they reduced the preseason games to 3.  Not playing starters in the preseason leads to penalty filled early regular season games and possible injury because starters haven't played any meaningful games against other teams.  Adding games to the schedule plus adding games to every city across the globe is just going to dilute the game all in the pursuit of more revenue.  Leave it alone the way it is!

^^^

Will never happen...Too much growth still available.

[MaroonBells]

20 weeks, 18 games, 2 preseason and 2 bye weeks sounds about right. Certainly more symmetrical than the clunky 17 game schedule. Start the season on Labor Day weekend. Everyone has Monday off. Opening day will be like a national holiday. Just bizarre to me the modern NFL hasn't taken advantage of that.

[StickierBuns]

This isn't a question, its happening. Two Bye weeks coming. A longer NFL season just means more money. Shorten the preseason to 2 games. Domed stadiums rejoice.

[Greylock]

They have other things to get sorted out before spending a lot of time debating an 18 game schedule. They need to make changes to plays that are reviewable, maybe add an on field official that is focused solely on the quarterback so the excuse of well we couldn't see the quarterback because we weren't looking at him or couldn't see see him. Consider increasing the roster size if they add games to the regular season. If they continue adding games across the globe make game times reasonable for the US audience so we don't have kickoffs at 8am on a Sunday for our favorite team.

[comet52]

Keep watering down the game, NFL. $$$.