The season NFL is about to start. The American football championship, for detachment the most followed by the United States, will start on the Italian night between Thursday 4 September and Friday 5with the challenge between the reigning champions of Philadelphia Eagles he is Dallas Cowboys.
Let’s find out where to follow the NFL, the calendar and when the superbowl is played
NFL, how it works: rules and conference
The NFL consists of 32 teams, divided into two conference, the NFC and the AFCin turn divided into 4 division by 4 teams. The Regular Season is structure of 18 days, with each team that will play 17 games.
The best seven of the two conference have access to the playoffs. In particular, the winners of the eight Division qualify, plus the three teams with the best record. The post season is structured by dried direct elimination clashes, according to the following distribution:
- Wild Card – The teams classified from the second to seventh place in each conference, divided according to the record (the second challenge the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth)
- Divisional Playoffs: The three qualified for each conference reach the two teams with the best record at the ‘semifinal’
- Championship Games: the finals of the AFC and NFC conference. Those who win have access to the final, the Super Bowl.
NFL, calendar and when you play the super Bowl
The NFL will open the weekend of September 7th and will have been held since then 18 dayswith all the deductibles that will have a rest shift. The Regular Season will end the weekend of January 3-4. From that moment the playoff journey will begin, up to Super Bowl number 60, which will be held on February 8 at the Levi’s Stadium of Santa ClaraCalifornia.
The complete calendar, with the key dates of the NFL 2025-26 season
- 4-5 September: Kickoff Weekend (beginning of the season)
- 28 settembre: International Game a Dublino, Minnesota Vikings vs Pittsburgh Steelers
- 5 ottobre: International Game a Londra, Minnesota Vikings vs Cleveland Browns
- 12 ottobre: International Game a Londra, Denver Broncos vs New York Jets
- 19 ottobre: International Game a Londra (Wembley), Los Angeles Rams vs Jacksonville Jaguars
- 9 novembre: International Game a Berlino, Atlanta Falcons vs Indianapolis Colts
- 16 novembre: International Game a Madrid: Washington Commanders vs Miami Dolphins
- January 3-4: Week 18, last day of regular season
- January 10-12: Wild Card Weekend
- January 17-18: Divisional Playoffs
- 25 gennaio: AFC e NFC Championship Games
- February 8: Super Bowl LX
NFL, where to see it
The NFL matches will be visible on DAZN, in two modes. For subscribers to the Sport package, some games will be transmitted weekly as well as the Red Zone column, with live updates from all the Sunday program games.
For those wishing to have a complete offer of the NFL championship, there is the possibility to sign the annual game Pass, always through DAZN, with the live and on demand coverage of all the games of the American football championship.
