NFL 2020
| 2020 NFL season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | |||
| season | September 10, 2020 - January 3, 2021 | ||
| Play-offs | |||
| date | January 9, 2021 - February 7, 2021 | ||
| Super Bowl LV | |||
| date | February 7, 2021 | ||
| Venue | Raymond James Stadium in Tampa , Florida | ||
| Pro Bowl | |||
| date | January 31, 2021 | ||
| Venue | TBA | ||
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The 2020 NFL season will mark the 101st season of American football in the National Football League (NFL). The season is expected to start on September 10, 2020 with the regular season and end on February 7, 2021 with the Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa , Florida .
The Oakland Raiders moved to Paradise , Nevada , near Las Vegas before the season started and became the Las Vegas Raiders . This makes them the first NFL team based in the state of Nevada. In Las Vegas, the Raiders will play at Allegiant Stadium .
Before the start of the season, the Washington Redskins dropped their nickname Redskins . In the interim (planned for around the 2020/21 season) the name Washington Football Team will be used until a new name is found.
New Collective Bargaining Agreement
In March 2020, the league and the players' union agreed on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which will apply until the 2030 season. This results in some changes to the league's game operations:
- The regular season will be expanded from 16 to 17 games per team (2021 at the earliest). This means that the preseason will be shortened to three games from the 2021 season.
- The play-offs will be increased from 12 to 14 teams from the 2020 season. In the future there will be a third wild card team per conference, which will compete against the second best division winner, for whom the game-free week will not be applicable in the future.
- The players should receive 48 percent of the league's total income from 2021, with the entry into force of a 17-game season this share should increase to 48.8%. So far, the proportion of players has been 47%.
- The regulations on testing for marijuana use have been relaxed. Instead of a four-month period, a reduced number of players will be tested in a two-week window. In addition, the permissible limit has been increased and the penalties are to be milder.
- The squad will be expanded from 53 to 55 players, and the practice squads will be enlarged.
Rule changes
At the owners' meeting at the end of May 2020, the following rule changes were decided:
- The automatic review after the two-minute warning or in overtime has been extended to include try attempts , regardless of whether they are successful. In addition, all scoring plays and turnovers that have been revoked due to a penalty can be checked.
- Kick or punt returners who catch the ball but do not have time to avoid or fend off contact with an opponent are considered "defenseless players", i.e. H. they must not be tackled .
- If the offense commits a "dead ball foul" in the fourth quarter or overtime, the game clock stops. This is to prevent a targeted game delay, as used in the previous season by the New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans.
- The maximum number of players who can return to the active squad from the injured reserve list will be increased from two to three, but the players must be on this list for at least eight games.
Personnel
Free Agency
The Free Agency started on March 18, 2020. Well-known players who have changed teams include:
- Quarterbacks Tom Brady (from New England to Tampa Bay), Teddy Bridgewater (from New Orleans to Carolina), Andy Dalton (from Cincinnati to Dallas), Philip Rivers (from the Los Angeles Chargers to Indianapolis), Jameis Winston (from Tampa Bay to New Orleans) and Cam Newton (from Carolina to New England).
- Running backs Melvin Gordon (from the Los Angeles Chargers to Denver), Frank Gore (from Buffalo to the New York Jets), Todd Gurley (from the Los Angeles Rams to Atlanta) and Dion Lewis (from Tennessee to the New York Giants)
- Wide receivers Nelson Agholor (from Philadelphia to Las Vegas), Randall Cobb (from Dallas to Houston), Phillip Dorsett (from New England to Seattle), Ted Ginn Jr. (from New Orleans to Chicago) and Emmanuel Sanders (from San Francisco to New Orleans)
- Tight Ends Eric Ebron (from Indianapolis to Pittsburgh), Tyler Eifert (from Cincinnati to Jacksonville), Jimmy Graham (from Green Bay to Chicago), Austin Hooper (from Atlanta to Cleveland) and Jason Witten (from Dallas to Las Vegas)
- Offensive linemen Bryan Bulaga (from Green Bay to Los Angeles Chargers), Ereck Flowers (from Washington to Miami), and Halapoulivaati Vaitai (from Philadelphia to Detroit).
- Defensive linemen Adrian Clayborn (from Atlanta to Cleveland), Linval Joseph (from Minnesota to Los Angeles Chargers), Gerald McCoy (from Carolina to Dallas), Dontari Poe (from Carolina to Dallas), and Derek Wolfe (from Denver to Baltimore)
- Linebackers Vic Beasley (from Atlanta to Tennessee), Jamie Collins (from New England to Detroit), Bruce Irvin (from Carolina to Seattle), Christian Kirksey (from Cleveland to Green Bay), AJ Klein (from New Orleans to Buffalo) and Joe Schobert (from Cleveland to Jacksonville)
- Defensive backs Vonn Bell (from New Orleans to Cincinnati), Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (from Chicago to Dallas), Chris Harris Jr. (from Denver to Los Angeles Chargers), Malcolm Jenkins (from Philadelphia to New Orleans), Byron Jones (from Dallas to Miami), Xavier Rhodes (from Minnesota to Indianapolis) and Desmond Trufant (from Atlanta to Detroit)
- Kicker Greg Zuerlein (from the Los Angeles Rams to Dallas)
- Punter Sam Martin (from Detroit to Denver)
Resignations
- Running back Darren Sproles - three-time Pro-Bowler, two-time All-Pro and Super Bowl LII winner. Played for the Chargers , Saints and Eagles during his 15-year career .
- Linebacker Lorenzo Alexander , two-time pro bowler, most recently active for the Buffalo Bills .
- Offensive lineman Kyle Long , three-time pro bowler, spent six years with the Chicago Bears .
- Tight End Antonio Gates , eight-time pro bowler, sixteen years old with the San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers.
- Linebacker Luke Kuechly , seven-time pro bowler, eight years active for the Carolina Panthers .
- Quarterback Eli Manning , two-time Super Bowl winner and Super Bowl MVP , has been with the New York Giants for sixteen years .
- Safety Eric Weddle , six-time pro bowler, has been in the NFL for thirteen years, nine of which with the San Diego Chargers.
- Tight end Vernon Davis , two-time pro bowler, Super Bowl 50 winner, fourteen years in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins.
- Offensive lineman Marshal Yanda , eight-time pro bowler, Super Bow XLVII winner, active for the Baltimore Ravens for thirteen years .
- Offensive tackle Joe Staley , six-time pro bowler, has been with the San Francisco 49ers for thirteen years .
- Offensive lineman Travis Frederick , five-time pro bowler, seven years active for the Dallas Cowboys .
Special occurrences
Uniform changes
The Cleveland Browns , Atlanta Falcons, and Los Angeles Rams all updated their uniforms in 2020.
Season course
NFL draft
→ Main article: NFL Draft 2020
The 2020 NFL Draft would have taken place April 23-25, 2020 in Paradise , Nevada . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the draft was conducted exclusively virtually for the first time. The Cincinnati Bengals have been selected as the first player since they were last overall in 2019 with Joe Burrow .
Preseason
The training camps for the 2020 season will take place from the end of July to August. The teams will start their training camp at the earliest 15 days before the first scheduled preseason game.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame game is scheduled to take place on August 6, 2020. The Dallas Cowboys are supposed to play against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Regular season
game schedule
→ Main article: Regular Season (NFL) # schedule
The regular season begins on September 10th, 2020. The 256 games are to extend over a total of 17 weeks. Each of the 32 teams plays 16 games and has a game-free week (Bye Week) . Both a home and an away game are played against each team in their own division (six games). As part of the annual rotation, there are four games against the teams in a division from their own conference (intra-conference) and four games against the teams in a division from the opposing conference (inter-conference). In addition, there are two games (home and away) against the teams in their own conference that finished in the same place in the table in the previous year (with the exception of the division against which the team is already playing based on the game plan).
The regular season schedule will be announced in April 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , there will be no games outside of the US in the 2020 season .
Special
- NFL Kickoff Game : The 2020 season begins with the kickoff game on Thursday, September 10, 2020, which will be broadcast on NBC. It is tentatively slated to be hosted by the Kansas City Chiefs , the defending champions.
- Thanksgiving Day: As has been the case since 2006, three games will be played on Thursday, November 26th, including the traditional afternoon games of the Detroit Lions (on CBS) and the Dallas Cowboys (on Fox) and the Thanksgiving evening game (on NBC), traditionally a game between division rivals takes place.
division
| AFC East | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | S. | N | U | SQ | P + | P− | Diff. | DIV | CONF | series |
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| AFC North | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | S. | N | U | SQ | P + | P− | Diff. | DIV | CONF | series | |
| Baltimore Ravens | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| AFC South | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | S. | N | U | SQ | P + | P− | Diff. | DIV | CONF | series | |
| Houston Texans | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Tennessee Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| AFC West | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | S. | N | U | SQ | P + | P− | Diff. | DIV | CONF | series | |
| Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Las Vegas Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Los Angeles Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| NFC East | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | S. | N | U | SQ | P + | P− | Diff. | DIV | CONF | series |
| Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Washington Football Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| NFC North | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | S. | N | U | SQ | P + | P− | Diff. | DIV | CONF | series |
| Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| NFC South | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | S. | N | U | SQ | P + | P− | Diff. | DIV | CONF | series |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| NFC West | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | S. | N | U | SQ | P + | P− | Diff. | DIV | CONF | series |
| Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
Conference
| AFC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | team | division | S. | N | U | SQ | DIV | CONF | series |
| Division leaders | |||||||||
| 1 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Denver Broncos | west | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 4th | Houston Texans | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Wild cards | |||||||||
| 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 6th | Cleveland Browns | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 7th | Indianapolis Colts | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Eliminated | |||||||||
| 8th | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | west | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 10 | Las Vegas Raiders | west | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 11 | Los Angeles Chargers | west | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 12 | Miami Dolphins | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 13 | New England Patriots | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 14th | New York Jets | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 15th | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| NFC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | team | division | S. | N | U | SQ | DIV | CONF | series |
| Division leaders | |||||||||
| 1 | Arizona Cardinals | west | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 4th | Dallas Cowboys | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Wild cards | |||||||||
| 5 | Carolina Panthers | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 6th | Detroit Lions | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 7th | Green Bay Packers | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Eliminated | |||||||||
| 8th | Los Angeles Rams | west | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 9 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 10 | New Orleans Saints | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 11 | New York Giants | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 13 | San Francisco 49ers | west | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 14th | Seattle Seahawks | west | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 15th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 16 | Washington Football Team | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
Legend:
| S iege | N iederlagen | U nentschieden | SQ win rate | P + points made | P− opposing points |
| Diff. Point difference | TD scored touchdowns | DIV Win / lose ratio within the division | CONF Win / lose ratio within the Conference | Qualified for play-offs | Series Won / lost games in a row |
Postseason
Play-offs
→ Main article: Super Bowl LV
The play-offs begin on January 9, 2021 with the Wild Card Round and end on February 7, 2021 with the Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa , Florida .
Pro Bowl
The Pro Bowl 2021 is scheduled to take place on January 31st.
Stages
SoFi Stadium
This will be the first season that the two Los Angeles teams, the Rams and the Chargers , will share SoFi Stadium in Inglewood , California . The Rams last played four seasons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , the Chargers three seasons at Dignity Health Sports Park . SoFi Stadium will be the third stadium to be shared by two NFL teams ( MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford , New Jersey , like its predecessor, Giants Stadium , is home to the New York Giants and the New York Jets ).
Allegiant Stadium
After the Oakland Raiders move to Las Vegas, they will play in the Allegiant Stadium, which is still under construction, from the 2020 season.
Individual evidence
- ^ Raiders' move to Las Vegas: Why (and when) Oakland's NFL team is leaving for new stadium. Retrieved January 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Washington Redskins with a clear cut. July 23, 2020, accessed on July 23, 2020 .
- ^ Tom Schad: Here are the six biggest changes in the NFL's new collective bargaining agreement. In: USA Today . March 15, 2020, accessed on March 16, 2020.
- ↑ Here are the new NFL rules for 2020, as approved by team owners. Retrieved August 27, 2020 (English).
- ↑ How the NFL is closing a 'loophole' that Bill Belichick gleefully exploited. Retrieved August 27, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Perform Media Deutschland GmbH: NFL dates 2020: Free Agency, Draft, Preseason - this is what the NFL calendar looks like. February 5, 2020, accessed February 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Darren Sproles: Eagles fans, I gave you all I had. Retrieved January 5, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Leo Roth, Ryan Miller: Bills' linebacker Lorenzo Alexander confirms retirement but keeps focus on team, playoffs. Retrieved January 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Jeff Kerr: Kyle Long announces surprise retirement at age 31 after seven seasons with Bears. In: Cbssports.com . January 6, 2020, accessed January 15, 2020.
- ↑ Allen Kim: Antonio Gates announced his retirement from the NFL . In: CNN.com . January 15, 2020. Accessed January 15, 2020.
- ↑ Carolina Panthers: Star linebacker Luke Kuechly ends his career. In: Ran.de . January 15, 2020, accessed January 15, 2020.
- ↑ Jordan Raanan: Eli Manning retires after 16 NFL seasons. In: ESPN.com . January 22, 2020, accessed on January 23, 2020.
- ↑ Kevin Patra: Veteran DB Eric Weddle retires after 13 seasons. nfl.com, February 6, 2020, accessed February 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Joseph Zucker: Ex-Redskins TE Vernon Davis Says Concussions Played Role in Retirement Decision on bleacherreport.com. February 6, 2020, accessed on February 8, 2020.
- ↑ Jonas Shaffer: As Ravens guard Marshal Yanda announces retirement, it's the stories that live on. In: The Baltimore Sun . March 12, 2020, accessed on March 13, 2020.
- ↑ Nick Wagoner: 49ers veteran Joe Staley retires after 13 seasons on espn.com. April 25, 2020, accessed April 25, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Jori Epstein: Dallas Cowboys' five-time Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick retires from NFL at 29. Retrieved May 13, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Rams COO confirms new uniforms, helmets, colors and logo are coming in 2020. In: Rams Wire. January 2, 2020, accessed January 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Joey Morona, clevel, .com: Cleveland Browns to get new uniforms in 2020. Here are some ideas. March 27, 2019, accessed January 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Matthew Tabeek: Falcons announce new uniforms for 2020 season. January 19, 2020, accessed on February 6, 2020 .
- ↑ NFL draft headed to Las Vegas in 2020. Accessed January 5, 2020 .
- ↑ 2020 NFL Draft will proceed in fully virtual format. Retrieved April 20, 2020 (English).
- ↑ London Games again until 2021: Official: No International Games in the NFL season 2020. In: ran.de . May 4, 2020, accessed May 5, 2020 .
- ↑ SoFi Stadium. Retrieved February 6, 2020 (Canadian English).
- ^ Allegiant Stadium: First Look. Retrieved February 6, 2020 (American English).
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