NFL Releases 2021 Regular Season Schedule

Published on May 12th, 2021 2:40 pm EST
Written By: Dave Manuel


NFL fans around the world are rejoicing today, as the league released the regular season schedule for the 2021 regular season.

There are many interesting games this year - including a primetime clash between the Tampa Buccaneers and New England Patriots (in New England), but the focus of this article will be on the Week 1 games and their lines.

There are a number of very interesting Week 1 clashes - the games that really stand out include:

Dallas @ Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh @ Buffalo
Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Green Bay @ New Orleans
Chicago @ Los Angeles Rams

The biggest favourite of Week 1 will be the San Francisco 49ers, who are currently 7.5 point favourites to win on the road in Detroit.

The highest total of Week 1 is the Cleveland vs Kansas City game, where the total is set at 53.5 points.

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Here are the lines for the Week 1 games, as well as their totals, courtesy of William Hill:

Dallas @ Tampa Bay (-6), 53
Seattle @ Indianapolis (-2.5), 52
San Francisco @ Detroit (+7.5), 47
Arizona @ Tennessee (-2.5), 51.5
Minnesota @ Cincinnati (+2.5), 47
Pittsburgh @ Buffalo, (-6), 51
Los Angeles Chargers @ Washington, PK, 44.5
Jacksonville @ Houston (+1.5), 46
New York Jets @ Carolina (-4), 43.5
Philadelphia @ Atlanta (-3.5), 47.5
Cleveland @ Kansas City (-5.5), 53.5
Denver @ New York Giants (-1), 43
Miami @ New England (-1.5), 46
Green Bay @ New Orleans (-1.5), 51
Chicago @ Los Angeles Rams (-7), 45.5
Baltimore @ Las Vegas (+5.5), 51.5

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With the war on COVID-19 being won in the United States, all of these games should be played in front of full stadiums in September.