The NFL starting on a Wednesday? Don’t be surprised if that continues

Is that the league’s hope? “Yes,” NFL executive vice president of media distribution Hans Schroeder said Friday on a conference call. “Look, I think just to hit it head-on: Part of our new partnership with Netflix, which really builds on first and foremost the continued efforts we're going to continue to make globally to bring the game to more of our fans around the world.

” Find NFL tickets on Gametime | More NFL team schedules The NFL has continued to expand its international-game slate, reaching nine games abroad this season . The league hopes to continue pushing that to at least 16, with each team playing at least one game overseas. “We see the game growing, we see flag football growing, we see us being part of the Olympics,” Schroeder said.

“That's all sort of further momentum to everything we're doing to build our sport internationally and around the world. As we do that, we'll likely be playing in other markets. And I think one of the things we liked about with Netflix is the opportunity to really within their now package of games bookend the beginning of the year and the end of the year.

“And so as we do that, I think you'll see us certainly playing on a couple weekday nights to start the year going forward, and Netflix will have a Week 1 game going forward as well as part of that package. ” Netflix first broadcast an NFL game on Christmas Day in 2024 and this week confirmed the extension of its NFL broadcasting deal through the 2029-30 season, Sports Business Journal reported . Sam Darnold (14) and the Seahawks will start their title defense on the Wednesday of Week 1 in this upcoming NFL season.