Buccaneers look to repeat, Top revenge games and MVP s square off | 2021 NFL Schedule Release
AROUND THE SHIELD Few leagues do the offseason quite like the NFL, which made the annual schedule release day ahead of the 2021 season feel like a holiday to sports fans around the country.
There are a few new wrinkles in this year s schedule, too.
Here s what stood out from all 32 teams in the league, including a look at some intriguing matchups featuring former Utah high school and college football standouts, beginning with something to prove for new Jets quarterback Zach Wilson in Week 1.
Kickoff on a Thursday
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The 2021 NFL schedule was released on Wednesday, and the Seahawks 17-game schedule includes five prime-time games, a Week 9 bye, and a tough early-season slate of road games.
Seattle s five prime-time games marks the ninth straight season the Seahawks have played at least four prime-time games, and three of those will be played under the lights at Lumen Field. Since Pete Carroll and John Schneider took over in 2010, the Seahawks are 33-8-1 in prime-time games giving them a .798 winning percentage that is the best in the NFL over that span.
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The 2021 Schedule is out and we cannot wait to see the 12s at Lumen Field
(4) The Bears are scheduled to play four prime-time games this year. They ll appear twice on Sunday Night Football (Sept. 12 at the Rams and Dec. 12 at the Packers) and twice on Monday Night Football (Nov. 8 in Pittsburgh and Dec. 20 versus the Vikings in Chicago).
(5) Five of the Bears six non-division road opponents made the playoffs last year, and none of the six had a losing record. The Rams (10-6), Browns (11-5), Buccaneers (11-5), Steelers (12-4) and Seahawks (12-4) all qualified for the postseason, while the Raiders (8-8) did not. On the flip-side, only one of the Bears five non-division home opponents reached the playoffs and had a winning record last year: the Ravens (11-5). The others are the Bengals (4-11-1), 49ers (6-10), Cardinals (8-8) and Giants (6-10).
Cleveland Browns 2021 schedule: 3 prime-time games, opener in Kansas City, Christmas in Green Bay, home opener vs. Houston
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CLEVELAND, Ohio The Browns will open the 2021 season in Kansas City in a rematch of the divisional playoffs, spend Christmas Day in Green Bay on national television, and play two of their three prime-time games against division foes Baltimore and Pittsburgh.
“It’s definitely a fun day for our fans,” Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said in a release. “You start to see when we’re playing everybody and hopefully start getting those tickets to some of these road cities so they can be a part of these road games for us. We as coaches certainly pay attention to it and start to map out certain things, whether it be our Week 1 opponent or looking at the schedule in its entirety and figuring out where you’re going to plan practices accordingly.”
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GREEN BAY – The Packers 2021 schedule is here and with it comes another full serving of five primetime games, including back-to-back late-night matchups against Detroit and San Francisco in Weeks 2-3.
After kicking off the season in New Orleans on Sept. 12, the Packers will return home to Lambeau Field to host the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football on Sept. 20. It s the 29th straight year Green Bay will appear on Monday Night Football.
The Packers also are scheduled to face the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday Night Football on Oct. 28, with a pair of late-season Sunday Night Football tilts against Chicago on Dec. 12 and Minnesota on Jan. 2.