The NFL regular season is in the starting blocks. In the preseason, numerous players are currently fighting for a fixed position in one of the 32 teams. Dates, kick-off, schedule, playoffs, broadcast on TV and livestream – here you can find the most important information about the 2021 season.
NFL, season 2021: dates, prelude, schedule, playoffs
The long wait is often an ordeal for NFL fans around the world, but now the time has come. American football is being played again at the highest level. Currently only in the preseason. The second week is imminent. After three preseason rounds, however, the 18-week regular season finally starts.
This will be opened on the night of Thursday (September 9th) to Friday (September 10th) at 2:20 a.m. German time by the Dallas Cowboys and the reigning Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The exciting phase begins on January 15th, the first round of the playoffs begins. The Super Bowl will take place on February 13th.
NFL, season 2021: broadcast on TV and live stream
The NFL Regular Season 2021 will again be broadcast by several providers this year. ProSieben and ProSiebenMaxx are responsible for the broadcast on free TV. You will see two games each Sunday on free-to-air television.
In addition, the private broadcaster offers free live streams of three games per week on ran.de. In addition to the two duels that can be seen on TV, ran.de then has another game on offer – exclusively in the live stream.
DAZN also has broadcast rights to the American football league. With the streaming service you get weekly prime-time games. Specifically, games that run on Friday (02:20), Monday (02:20), and Tuesday (02:15) night. In addition, 17 other matches, which will be held on Sunday at 5 p.m. German time, are part of the DAZN offer. Every Sunday you can also follow a seven-hour conference with all the parallel games in the “RedZone”.
