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Well, one of the biggest days of the NFL offseason, it is knocking on the door.

It is upon us.

And no, it's actually not the NFL draft. It's the release of the official off season, it is knocking on the door. It is upon us. And no, it's actually not the

NFL draft. It's the release of the official 2022-2020-23 NFL schedule. Now, NFL fans,

you know, you can start planning your tailgates, look ahead to see if there's a chance to get

to see Tom Brady one more or 10 more times. I am not convinced that this is the final run for him.

Maybe he's playing on a Monday night, or you can possibly purchase those hotel rooms and airline

tickets to one of those international games that are being played this season. Yeah, I'd love to go

to one of those. I'm Mike Yam, and today on NFL Explain, we are taking a look at how the NFL

schedule is created. Now, by looking at the

schedule, it might seem like it's as simple as placing teams into home and away games. It's

way more complicated. In reality, it's like a giant Rubik's Cube. There are 272 games spread out

over 18 weeks. Let that digest for just a moment. 272 games. Not just your team. There's a lot

of moving parts here, plus the international games, scheduling conflicts for the stadiums, because you

know that there's always a cool concert that you got to check out in your local city. And of course,

making sure that the key matchups make it into prime time. So trying to understand how the NFL

schedule is created is like trying to read a foreign

language and almost impossible for me to try to explain. Trust me, it is really complicated. So this

week on NFL explain how the schedule is created, we're listening to the experts who can do it

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