The key dates and fixtures for the new NFL season

Road to the Super Bowl is about to begin

The 2018 NFL season will begin in just a few short weeks. So it’s time to get down and properly study the gridiron schedule.

32 teams will go in search of Super Bowl glory over five months of scintillating pigskin action.

Here’s your one-stop guide to this season’s NFL schedule…

When does the NFL season start and finish?

This year’s NFL season gets underway on Thursday 6^th September, with the regular season running through the autumn and early winter, concluding on 30^th December.

The postseason will start on 5^th January with the wildcard play-offs. It’s the division play-offs across 12-13^th January, with the AFC and NFC Championship games a week later.

The NFL Pro Bowl goes down on 27^th January, before Super Bowl LIII on 3^rd February at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia.

What are the opening fixtures?

It all begins with the reigning champions the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Atlanta Falcons.

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, runners-up last season, will start their campaign by hosting the Houston Texans.

Other opening weekend highlights include Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos.

When is NFL London this year?

NFL will once again be making the hop over the Atlantic with a trio of games in London.