Mentioned Commish would like an 18 game schedule….herr is how I see it.
2 preseason games
18 games in 20 weeks
4 playoff toundd
Super Bowl
after thr regular season therr would be a “ play-in”/ wild card round
week 1 7-10, 8-9 ( neutral site? )
week 2 winners, top 2 WC, Div winners
week 3 conf semis
week 4 conf championships
week 5 bye
week 6 Super Bowl
Last 2 weeks of august excluding 31st
13 weeks Sept- Nov/ aug 31-nov 29 add up to 7x13=91= 30+31+30
9 weeks= Dec+Jan+Feb 1 / Nov 30-Dec-Jan =31+31+1=63=final 5 weeks+ first 4 weeks of playoffs)
bye week
SB
2+13+5=20 reg weeks.
theyear valentines is a Sunday, they play 1st or 3rd Sunday.
bye weeks will be more concentrated like 4 weeks for all teams in mid sep-mid oct and mid nov-early dec. This will also create A bunch of special games like on Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday