In the night from Thursday to Friday, the NFL will announce the complete schedule for the upcoming season. The pairings are already set, with individual games also announced.

Munich – In the night from Thursday to Friday, the NFL will announce the complete game schedule for the upcoming season. The ceremonial presentation will also be broadcast on the NFL Network as part of a three-hour show. The pairings are already set, individual games have also been announced.

+++ Update, May 10, 2:07 p.m.: Rams vs. Broncos on Christmas +++

As the NFL announced, the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos will take place on Christmas Day in the USA, i.e. 25 December 2022, at 22:30 German time.

Both “CBS”, one of the rights holders, and the children’s channel Nickelodeon will broadcast it. In the past two years, there has already been a playoff game with a broadcast aimed specifically at children, explaining the complicated rules and penalties, for example.

For Russell Wilson it will be the first return to Los Angeles, the Rams, as is well known, play in his old division, the NFC West.

Thus, the following games of the 2022 NFL schedule are already set:

Week 2: Chargers @ Chiefs (TNF) Titans @ Bills (MNF) Vikings @ Eagles (MNF)

Week 4: Vikings-Saints

Week 5: Giants-Packers

Week 8: Jaguars-Broncos

Week 10: Seahawks-Bucs

Week 11: Cardinals-49ers

+++ Update, May 9, 5:00 p.m.: “Doubleheader” for Monday Night Football on the second day of play is set +++

Directly at the beginning of the season, NFL fans can expect a “doubleheader”, i.e. two games, on Monday night. The Tennessee Titans face the Buffalo Bills and the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Minnesota Vikings. Three of the four teams made the playoffs last season.

+++ Update, May 9, 1:00 p.m.: International games announced +++

The NFL has already announced all the dates for the international games.

On the tenth matchday, the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will travel to Germany to play at the Allianz Arena.
Week 16: Broncos @ Rams

The New Orleans Saints take on the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Matchday 4, and the Green Bay Packers host the New York Giants a week later in a rematch of the 2016 playoff game.

Matchday eight sees a familiar team return to England for the Londoners, with the Jacksonville Jaguars hosting the Denver Broncos at Wembley Stadium.

It’s not only in Europe that games are played, but also in Mexico. In the neighbouring country of the USA, the Arizona Cardinals play a home game. After a two-year break, the San Francisco 49ers will take on the Cardinals at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The game is on the eleventh day of play and will be a prime-time game on Monday night US time.

+++ Update, May 9, 12:00 a.m.: First “Thursday Night Football” match set +++

“Thursday Night Football” kicks off on the second day of play. The Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs will kick things off. Both teams are hoping for a playoff appearance next season and have wowed in the past with their young, talented quarterbacks.