What year did the NFL start using the 16 game schedule?

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What year did the NFL start using the 16 game schedule?

2006-11-06 02:45:17 · 2 answers · asked by sp1nkxter 4 in Sports ➔ Football (American)

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1978

Number of regular season games
1935-1936 12 games
1937-1942 11 games
1943-1945 10 games
1946 11 games
1947-1960 12 games
1961-1977 14 games
1978-1981 16 games
1982 9 games (strike)
1983-86 16 games
1987 15 games (strike)
1988-present 16 games

2006-11-06 02:51:04 · answer #1 · answered by justwondering 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes they did used to start earlier in the day, but the NFL figures they can get more viewers at these times because 3 PM eastern time is 12:00 PM on the west coast.

2016-03-19 04:09:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

When Did Nfl Start

2016-10-03 10:19:14 · answer #3 · answered by hamson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋