NFL schedule 2019
The 2019 NFL season will be the 100th season of the National Football League (NFL). The season will begin on September 5, 2019, with the NFL Kickoff Game with the Chicago Bears hosting the Green Bay Packers. The season will conclude with Super Bowl LIV, the league's championship game, scheduled for February 2, 2020, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Get ready to circle some dates on your calendar.
The NFL will announce the official 2019 schedule Wednesday, April 17, at 8 p.m. ET live on NFL Network, Good Morning Football announced Tuesday.
The announcement of the 256-game slate, played over 17 weeks starting on Sept. 5, comes just over a week before the NFL Draft kicks off on April 25 in Nashville.
The NFL previously announced the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears would kick off the 2019 season, with one of the NFL's most storied rivalries commemorating the league's 100th anniversary.
The NFL revealed the preseason schedule last week.
In addition to all games for all 32 teams being revealed and broken down on NFL Network, NFL.com will provide full, extensive coverage of the schedule release on Wednesday night. Grab some popcorn, dial into your TV, and log on to your phones.
NFL centennial promotions
On October 18, 2018, the NFL announced that it would commemorate its 100th season throughout 2019, beginning at Super Bowl LIII. An NFL 100 emblem will be featured in promotions across all NFL properties during the season, worn on jerseys as a patch, placed on game balls, and painted on fields.
The Chicago Bears (who, as the Decatur Staleys, were one of the 14 charter members of the league) will also celebrate their centennial season with commemorative events throughout 2019. On November 15, 2018, the team unveiled a customized version of the league-wide centennial emblem (which will be worn on jerseys in place of the NFL-branded version) and announced that the team would introduce a throwback jersey.
The NFL aired a special two-minute commercial during Super Bowl LIII to launch the centennial campaign, which featured appearances by 40 current and former NFL players, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, NFL officials Ron Torbert and Sarah Thomas, viral teenage girl football star Sam Gordon, and video game streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins. The commercial won the annual Super Bowl Ad Meter survey held by USA Today, marking the first time that the NFL itself won.
The league purposely scheduled a weekly game to honor landmark moments in NFL history:
| Week | Opponents | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Packers vs. Bears | League's longest running rivalry |
| 2 | Browns vs. Jets | First Monday Night Football contest |
| 3 | Cowboys vs. Dolphins | Super Bowl VI |
| 4 | Chargers vs. Dolphins | Epic in Miami |
| 5 | Bills vs. Titans | The Comeback, Music City Miracle |
| 6 | Patriots vs. Giants | Super Bowls XLII (David Tyree's helmet catch spoils the perfect regular season) and XLVI |
| 7 | Raiders vs. Packers | Super Bowl II |
| 8 | Packers vs. Chiefs | Super Bowl I |
| 9 | Vikings vs. Chiefs | Super Bowl IV |
| 10 | Falcons vs. Saints | Rivalry game, Saints' return to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina |
| 11 | Patriots vs. Eagles | Super Bowls XXXIX and (LII (Philly Special) (The Champion (song))) |
| 12 | Raiders vs. Jets | Heidi Game |
| 13 | 49ers vs. Ravens | Super Bowl XLVII |
| 14 | Bengals vs. Browns | Battle of Ohio (the state where NFL was founded), both teams founded by Paul Brown |
| 15 | Colts vs. Saints | Super Bowl XLIV |
| 16 | Raiders vs. Chargers | Rivalry game, Holy Roller play |
The Week 17 historic Game of the Week will be determined as that week approaches.
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