Patriots survey results: Fans not in favor of 18-game regular season
Patriots fans share their thoughts on a potential 18th regular season game.
STANFORD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 07: Head coach Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots talks with team owner Robert Kraft before taking a team photo prior to Super Bowl LX at Stanford Stadium on February 07, 2026 in Stanford, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) | Getty Images The NFL switched to 17 regular season games back in 2021.
An 18th may soon be coming. Expanding the regular season was a popular topic at the NFL annual league meetings held last week in Arizona. One that Patriots Owner Robert Kraft was in favor of.
“I like it long term for the growth and development of the league, to keep our league healthy and grow revenue,” Kraft said. “I think preseason games have not been what it used to be when we owned the team, and changing to 18 games and having that real content and being mindful of player safety — I personally would like to see us have a second bye week — but then it would allow us to also grow the game internationally. Every team in the league would play a game overseas.
I think it would be a lot more exciting for the fans to have an extra game rather than the way our preseason games stack up. ” Patriots fans, however, slightly tend to disagree with the team owner. In the results of the latest SB Nation Reacts survey, just 44% of participants were in favor of the NFL adding an 18th regular season game The comment section shows the split in opinion.