Number of games in an NFL Season: 561
The breakdown:
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16 GAMES AND 1 BYE WEEK
As of the 2007 season, an NFL team plays four preseason games and 16 regular season games.
All NCAA teams play 12 regular season games. However, this does not include playoff games, as well as bowl games.
In the NBA each team plays 82 games in a regular season. The top 8 teams in each conference go through to the playoffs where they play a minimum of 16 more games