An 18-game NFL season, if it happens, is still at least two years away.
The league finalized plans Friday to hold Super Bowl LXII in Atlanta on Feb. 13, 2028. Since the NFL settled on Mercedes-Benz Stadium as the event host in October 2024, the league held several potential dates for the game while consideration continues on the enlarged regular season.
That deliberation around the timetable for the 2027 NFL season has extended for nearly two years, even as the league has since awarded Super Bowls for 2029 and 2030 to Las Vegas and Nashville, respectively.
The establishment of the Feb. 13, 2028 date, however, effectively confirms that a 17-game schedule will remain in place for the 2027 season that leads up to Super Bowl LXII. Atlanta officials and local hospitality executives had grown increasingly frustrated about their inability to advance their planning for Super Bowl LXII, and the litany of related events, without a confirmed game date.
The upcoming 2026 NFL season will also have a 17-game schedule, culminating with Super Bowl LXI at Sofi Stadium in California on Feb. 14, 2027.
