American Football 2023: Everything You Need to Know About the New NFL Season

American Football 2023

Everything you need to know about the new NFL season

Today, 07.09.2023 | 13:34

The wait is over again: The 2023 season of the “National Football League” (NFL) starts. The “pre-season” games took place last weekend in advance. They announced that some sporting highlights are to be expected this year as well. However, die-hard fans will have to be patient until the first day of the game: the games don’t start until September. Everything you should know before the start of the season can be read here:

Which game does the new season start with?

The first game of the so-called “regular season” begins on the night of September 7th and 8th. Since the game will be played in prime time in America, the kick-off in Germany is at 2:20 a.m.

Traditionally, the reigning Super Bowl winner opens the new football season. Since the Kansas City Chiefs won the last Super Bowl 38:35 against the Philadelphia Eagles, quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ team will play the first game of the season. Opponents are the Detroit Lions with the German-American football player Amon-Ra St. Brown.

How does the mode work in the NFL?

The mode of the NFL is not very simple. A total of 32 teams play in the league, which is split evenly between two conferences, the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). These conferences consist of 4 divisions with 4 teams each. Basically, there is the “Regular Season”, “Playoffs” and the “Super Bowl” in a season.

In the “Regular Season” each team has 17 games. Each team has about the same number of home and away games. Due to its international popularity, some games are now being played abroad. Last season there were three games in London, one game in Mexico and, for the first time, a game in Germany, in the Allianz Arena in Munich.

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The “Playoffs” are split between the two conferences NFC and AFC. A team only plays against other teams from its own conference in the “playoffs”. A total of seven teams from the two conferences make the “playoffs”. These are made up of the winners of each division and three “wild card” teams. A “wild card” goes to the top three teams that failed to win their division.

In three “playoff” rounds, the teams play to get into the final: the Super Bowl. There, the winners of the NFC and AFC meet and play for the coveted Vince Lombardi trophy.

Will there be another NFL game in Germany this year?

Yes, the NFL will play in Germany again this year. This year Germany is even allowed to play two games. The reason for this, in addition to the great success of the game in Munich last year, is that the stadium is currently not usable for the “away game” in Mexico due to renovation work for the 2026 World Cup. Venue for both German games is the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt. The teams and dates for the “German Games” have already been set. On November 5th, the current Super Bowl winner Kansas City Chiefs welcomes the Miami Dolphins. A week later, on November 12th, the New England Patriots will meet the Indianapolis Colts. The tickets for the two games were the same as last year completely sold out after a few minutes .

When and where will the Super Bowl 2024 take place?

The Super Bowl 2024 will take place on February 11th. It is the 58th edition of the finals of the NFL season. Venue this season is Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Raiders play their home games in the stadium during the regular season. The arena can accommodate up to 72,000 people.

A highlight for many viewers during the Super Bowl is the halftime show. At the Super Bowl 2023, for example, superstar Rihanna appeared in the “Halftime Show”, but other stars such as Katy Perry, Coldplay and Justin Timberlake were also allowed to rock the stage at the major event. Which act will appear in 2024 has not yet been determined. Rumor has it that fans can look forward to a star like Harry Styles, Sam Smith or Miley Cyrus. Singer Lizzo has also been in high demand lately. However, after several allegations of negative experiences with the superstar, the NFL has decided to take Lizzo out of the running.

Who broadcasts the games of the American football season in Germany?

There is one this year Innovation for German football fans . Because from the coming season, the NFL games will no longer be shown on TV on ProSiebenSat.1, but on RTL. In the future, the Cologne broadcaster will broadcast 80 games per season instead of the previous 57. This means that RTL will broadcast three live games per weekend, either on TV on RTL and Nitro or as a live stream on RTL+.

The streaming service DAZN has also benefited from the new assignment of rights. Starting next season, fans can book the NFL Game Pass via DAZN. This allows you to follow all NFL games live and in full length in the original language. In addition, some games and conferences with German commentary are included in the normal DAZN subscription.

2023-09-07 11:34:00
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