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Watch Now: NFL 2020 Schedule Release; What To Know
Despite the uncertainty brought on by the new coronavirus, the NFL is releasing its full schedule Thursday night.

The NFL is releasing its full 2020 season schedule Thursday night, including the dates for every matchup, preseason game and the Super Bowl.
The league is set to unveil its 2020 schedule without any major changes to its timeline, even though play in every major sports league in the United States is still suspended because of uncertainty surrounding the new coronavirus.
NFL preseason games are expected to start in August, the regular-season opener is slated for Sept. 10, and the Super Bowl is scheduled for Feb. 7 in Tampa, Florida.
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The opponents for each team in the 2020-21 season have already been released, and you can find the matchups for your favorite team on NFL.com.
"We plan to start on time," NFL league spokesperson Brian McCarthy told ESPN. "If we have to make adjustments, we will be prepared to do so based on the latest guidance from our medical experts and public health officials and current and future government regulations.
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The league has also announced there won't be any international games during the upcoming season.
"It is impossible to project what the next few months will bring," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement to teams obtained by NBC Sports. "Uniformed commentary that speculates on how individual clubs or the league will address a range of hypothetical contingencies serves no constructive purpose and instead confuses our fans and business partners."
The NFL is moving forward with the assumption that fans will be in stadiums for the first game.
Even with Thursday's unaltered schedule release, the NFL has been considering a number of contingency plans if it needs to adjust the schedule.
The league has put together a plan that would schedule regular-season games starting in mid-October, would include no bye weeks, and would have the Super Bowl on Feb. 28, according to multiple reports.
How To Watch
Television coverage of the 2020 NFL schedule release will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern and run for three hours on ESPN and NFL Network.
You can also stream the schedule release on the ESPN app, the NFL app, and on NFL.com, however cable authentication is needed for all three options.
ESPN's segment will be hosted by Trey Wingo, and include analysts Ryan Clark, Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen.
NFL Network's three-hour special will feature Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, Michael Irvin, Colleen Wolfe, Steve Mariucci, Steve Wyche and Deion Sanders.
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