Each team plays 17 games in the NFL regular season. The total was increased from 16 games starting with the 2021 season. The 17 games are played over 18 weeks; each team gets a week off, known as a bye week, at some point during the season. Some team owners and league executives have floated the idea of adding another game so that each team plays 18 games.
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