{"id":195553,"date":"2021-04-05T06:36:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T10:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2021\/04\/05\/washington-football-team-2021-opponents\/"},"modified":"2021-04-05T06:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T10:36:30","slug":"washington-football-team-2021-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2021\/04\/05\/washington-football-team-2021-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Football Team 2021 Opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/what-you-need-to-know-nfl-schedule-17-regular-season-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL announced plans for an enhanced schedule<\/a>.\u00a0The 17-game regular season will start this fall. AFC teams will host nine regular-season home games this season. The NFC will host nine regular-season home games next season. They will alternate thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>Washington will have an additional game against the Bills in Buffalo due to the change.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the updated 2021 opponents for the Washington Football Team:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Home Games<\/strong> | Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle Seahawks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Away Games<\/strong> | Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, Las Vegas Raiders, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers | Buffalo Bills<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-WFT-opponents-300.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16749\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-WFT-opponents-300.png\" alt=\"WFT Opponents\" width=\"300\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Washington Football Team 2021 Free Agent Signings\" href=\"http:\/\/www.the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2021\/04\/05\/washington-football-team-2021-free-agent-signings\/\">2021 Washington Football Team Free Agent Signings<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Enhanced Schedule Effects<\/h3>\n<p>Will the shorter Pre-Season Schedule counter-balance the extra Regular Season Game? Or will the change cause injury problems? There <em>will<\/em> be two weeks off between the last preseason game and the opener, instead of one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<blockquote><p><em style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Players will still understandably look at an additional regular-season game as additional physical risk for them and question whether any CBA is affording them enough protection now and after they retire. The tradeoff, though, was significant: In coming years, players will share in the new media deals &#8212; propelled in part by the promise of more games &#8212; reportedly valued at more than $100 billion. That will send the salary cap back up significantly after it dropped this year because of pandemic-related revenue losses. That the CBA was ultimately approved by union members last March says that the slim majority of them believe that was a fair trade.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<blockquote><p>NFL.com &#8211; <a title=\"Expansion To 17-Game Season Promises To Keep NFL Growing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/expansion-to-17-game-season-promises-to-keep-nfl-growing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Expansion To 17-Game Season Promises To Keep NFL Growing<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The complete 2021 NFL schedule, with playing dates and times, will be announced in mid-to-late April.<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 NFL season kicks off on the night of\u00a0Thursday\u00a0September 9th.\u00a0The regular season will end Sunday, January 9th, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week the NFL announced plans for an enhanced schedule.\u00a0The 17-game regular season will start this fall. AFC teams will host nine regular-season home games this season. The NFC will host nine regular-season home games next season. They will alternate thereafter. 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