NFL expands to 17 game season

The NFL has announced a 17-game schedule will begin later this year, with the pre-season being reduced to three games. The league expected to have fans in full attendance this year as well. It is the first expansion of the regular season in 43 years, since the NFL went from 14 to 16 games in 1978. The Super Bowl will move back one week, to February 13th in 2022.