Buzz continues to build around the idea of the NFL adding an 18th game to its schedule.
The latest chatter comes from CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones, whose story on the topic notes that an 18th game is projected to generate $1 billion in revenue. So if you’re wondering why the league would add an extra game to its schedule, know that — at the top of the list of reasons — is the financial aspect. Let’s be real. Who wouldn’t want to add another week’s worth of games if it meant adding an extra billion dollars to their bottom line?
Of course, a notable hangup here would be splitting the newfound revenue. But that is a bridge we can cross at a later date. After all, Jones says that a tweak in the schedule is at least two years away, with a window to launch an 18-week NFL season landing somewhere between 2028 and 2031.
Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn ImagesThe NFL Could add an 18th game as early as the 2028 season
In addition to adding another billion dollars in revenue that would be spread around the league, the NFL adding an 18th game would mean:
A second bye week that I imagine players would request to help alleviate concerns about wear-and-tear that would come with more football. There is a case to be made that the NFL should have added a second bye after tacking on a 17th game. But that ships seems to have sailed. Slashing the preseason from three games to two. When the NFL added a 17th game to the schedule in 2021, it knocked off a preseason game from the exhibition schedule. The preseason would make sense if teams played one road game and one at home during the exhibition slate. Although, I think there might be a better way to build up toward the regular season. But that is a different post for another day. Could allow the NFL a path to getting 16 international games annually, which would pave the way to each of the league’s 32 teams playing in a game aborad as part of its plans to take over the world expand global reach.WATCH THESE RIDICULOUS THROWS FROM CALEB WILLIAMS’ 2025 SEASON
Even though an 18th game seems like a foregone conclusion, Jones opines that there is a notable hurdle to clear:
There’s a hidden challenge, however, to the expected increase in regular season games the league has quietly been assessing for years. And what we just saw in the NBA’s regular season is instructive for the NFL in its expansion plans. The more games that are played between the haves and have-nots will result in more low-leverage games, thus diluting the premier live television product in the world.
It is obvious that more competitive snaps played will result in more injuries, and naturally the league will work to address that universal truth. But 16 more games at the end of the season will also reveal a wider gap in a league long hailed for its competitive balance.
Matt Marton-Imagn ImagesAfter a season like the Bears just had with crazy comebacks and wild finishes, it can be easy to forget that not all of the NFL action is like what we witnessed. Frankly, Bears fans know all too well how much of a slog the late-game stretch can be when their favorite team is out of contention. Adding an 18th game could make an excruciating final month feel even longer for teams (and their fans) not in the thick of a playoff push. And let’s not forget about the potential fantasy implications for that part of the fan base.
Back in March, ESPN’s Stephen Holder reported that conversations about an 18-game regular season led to mixed reactions from NFL owners and coaches. And understandably so. Playing 18 games sounds great, in theory, but it isn’t as easy as just tacking on an extra game and collecting a billion bucks at the end of the season. With that being said, it feels inevitable, so we will continue to follow updates on this story as they come our way.
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