How the NFL Schedule is made

[PanthersATL]

Decent youtube look at what it takes to put together the schedule each year.  A slightly glorified ad for AWS, but the process is neat

Some of the rules they consider include...

Stadium blackout dates/conflicts

No team plays 3 road trips in a row

Nonroad gsme following an MNF road game

can't start season with two road games

Can't finish the season with two road games

 No team plays consecutive cross country road games (unless requested)

All teams playing road TNF are home the previous week

All teams playing home TNF have limited travel the previous week

No team has earliest BYE in consecutive seasons

All week 18 matchups are divisional

Teams playing intl must be home/close to home the week prior, and BYE or home the week after

Minimize teams having two road games after BYE

 

and more... worth a watch if you have 10mins

 

 

 

[PanthersATL]

Interesting that they're working the schedule up until the announced day of the schedule release itself.  I'm sure teams have some heads up in advance of possibilities, but its not finalized until late.

[Selltheteamtepper]

Titans played 3 road games in a row, Steelers-Bucs-Jags. 

[mcsmoak]

20 minutes ago, Selltheteamtepper said:

Titans played 3 road games in a row, Steelers-Bucs-Jags. 

Good catch.  First one was a Thursday though, so maybe there’s a loophole