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The NFL returned to the use of the bye week in 1990 [7] so as to extend the 16-game regular season schedule to span 17 weeks to increase the number of viewable games for television contracts. The 1993 season spanned 18 weeks with each team having 2 bye weeks; it went back to 17 weeks with a bye week the next season through 2020 .
A mercy rule, slaughter rule, knockout rule, or skunk rule ends a two-competitor sports competition earlier than the scheduled endpoint if one competitor has a very large and presumably insurmountable scoring lead over the other. It is called the mercy rule because it spares further humiliation for the loser.
The National Football League television blackout policies are the strictest among the four major professional sports leagues in North America.. The NFL maintained a blackout policy, from 1973 through 2014, that stated that a home game cannot be televised in the team's local market if 85 percent of the tickets are not sold out 72 hours before the starting time of the match.
The NFL is in its first season with its dynamic kickoff rule, which was essentially taken from the XFL. Players are unable to move until after the ball is touched or hits the ground.
The schedule will culminate with a "Monday Night Football" game on January 13, all of which will be win-or-go-home matches to determine which teams advance to the divisional round.
Here's the full schedule for the NFL playoffs this year: Super wild-card weekend: Saturday, Jan. 11 to Monday, Jan. 13 Divisional round: Saturday, Jan. 18 and Sunday, Jan. 19
The National Football League (NFL) now has an elaborate formula for breaking ties in the qualification for its playoffs, and in the highly unlikely event that two teams are tied in all enumerated statistical criteria, the rules stipulate that a coin toss settles the tie, meaning one game playoffs are no longer possible.
NFL: Catch of the year helps Jets win.Plus, your Week 9 preview 🏈. NFL Week 9: Sunday game schedule. All times Eastern. Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons. Time: 1 p.m. TV: Fox Location ...