There are 16 regular season games in an NFL season. After the regular season is over, the to two teams have a first round "bye". Meaning they don't have to play that week while the other 8 teams do. Those 10 playoff teams are comprised of the 8 division winners, as well as two wildcard teams- one team from both the NFC and AFC with the best record, but who didn't make the playoffs. After the first round of playoffs, there's the Divisional Championships, then the Conference Championships and last but not least the Super Bowl. So, there are 16 regular season games and 5 weeks (4 rounds) of playoffs.
16 regular season games.
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The NFL's regular season in 1987 was 15 games. The season was shortened by a strike.
16 games in the regular season
An NFL season in 1972 consisted of 14 regular season games.
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How regular season football games were played in 1984.
As of the end of the 2017 NFL season, every NFL Team plays 4 preseason games and 16 regular season games.
In the 2010 NFL season, there will be 256 regular season games and 11 playoff games, the 11th being the Super Bowl.
The 1992 NFL Regular Season was 17 weeks long (16 games + a bye week). See the link below for a schedule from 1992.
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