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Goodell mulls 18-game regular-season slate

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is mulling a future with 18 regular-season games, a Presidents Day weekend Super Bowl Sunday and a significant increase in international games.
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Roger Goodell mulls 18-game slate, Presidents Day weekend Super Bowl​

Specifically, Goodell said he would embrace a schedule featuring 18 regular-season games and two preseason contests, a significant shift from the current 17 regular-season and three preseason games that was implemented in 2021.

"I think we're good at 17 now," Goodell said. "But, listen, we're looking at how we continue. I'm not a fan of the preseason." Then, gesturing toward a group of fans assembled nearby, Goodell said, "And I don't think these guys like it either." He continued: "The reality is, I'd rather replace a preseason game with a regular-season game any day. That's just picking quality. If we get to 18 and 2, that's not an unreasonable thing."

Adding an additional regular-season game could, theoretically, result in a second bye week being added, which would lengthen the regular season. But Goodell would welcome that, he said, as he envisions a Presidents Day weekend built around the Super Bowl on Sunday night.

"And then you have Monday off," Goodell said.
 
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Netflix to Air Christmas Day NFL Games

Netflix has reached a three-year agreement with the NFL to show Christmas Day games starting this season, the platform announced on Wednesday morning. Both of t
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Netflix to Air Christmas Day NFL Games​

Streaming services are having a moment.

Netflix has reached a three-year agreement with the NFL to show Christmas Day games starting this season, the platform announced on Wednesday morning. Both of the NFL's Dec. 25 contests will air exclusively on Netflix in 2024 and they'll carry at least one game in both 2025 and 2026. The confirmation comes after a report from Bloomberg this morning suggested the deal was set to be announced.

Bloomberg reports that the price tag for such a privilege clocks in at just under $150 million. This is the first time Netflix has ever shown live sports on this level and the first time football will be featured. But they have been dipping their toes into those waters in recent years with the Quarterback series.
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The NFL has previously announced two other streaming exclusives this year — a Week 1 game on Peacock and a wildcard playoff game that will be on Amazon.

Just sayin':

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