NFL Season Opens on September 9: Bet with Crypto

The NFL season is set to open on September 9th this year, marking the first time since 2012 that the league has started its regular season on a Wednesday. This change in schedule allows for a game between San Francisco and the Los Angeles Rams to be broadcast on Netflix in Melbourne.

The reason behind moving the opener to Wednesday is due to a federal law passed in 1961, which protects high school football by keeping professional games off Friday or Saturday during the school season. This constraint, combined with nine international games across seven countries, has reshaped the early calendar, with London hosting three fixtures and further games taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Paris, Madrid, Munich, Mexico City, and Melbourne.

The NFL's short season of 18 weeks and 272 games requires bettors to be more focused on each fixture, as every game carries significant weight. The absence of relegation and midweek European commitments makes the calendar cleaner but scarcer in terms of data points.