the regular 2017 nfl season started on september 7, 2017.
when does the regular 2017 nfl season start?
september 7 , 2017
the 2017 nfl season was the 98th season in the history of the national football league (nfl). the season began on september 7, 2017, with the kansas city chiefs defeating the defending super bowl li champion new england patriots 42–27 in the nfl kickoff game. the season concluded with super bowl lii, where the national football conference (nfc) champion philadelphia eagles faced the american football conference (afc) champion new england patriots. the philadelphia eagles defeated the new england patriots 41–33 to win their first super bowl title, and fourth nfl championship, in franchise history. it was also a rematch of super bowl xxxix, where the patriots won 24–21 to win their third title.
2017 nfl season
bullet::::- in response to the move of sarah thomas from line judge to head linesman for the 2017 season, the nfl renamed the officiating position of the head linesman to "down judge".









































the following rule changes were approved for the 2017 nfl season at the nfl spring league meeting on may 23, 2017:









































bullet::::- overtime has been shortened from 15 minutes to 10 minutes for preseason and regular season games. playoff games will continue to have 15 minutes for overtime periods.
2017 nfl season