How long is football season?

The National Football League (NFL) regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day in early September and ends in December or early January. It consists of 256 games, where each team (32 total) plays 16 games during a 17-week period. read more

An NFL regular season is 17 games long. Since every team has a bye week where they don't play, the regular season is essentially 16 games. Each team also plays 4 preseason games. if a team makes the playoffs they would also play up to 4 playoff games, if they do not have a first round bye. read more

A football season where I live is 10 games long, with playoffs for Varsity, but not JV. The season typically lasted from mid-summer to the middle of the first semester, although training lasts all year round. If you make the playoffs, it will add a max. of a few weeks onto the end of the season. read more