The NFL will play 17 regular season games in 2021. The AFC gets the extra home game and the match ups are already announced. It is based on 1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, ect...The NFC North plays the AFC West. The NFC West plays the AFC North. The two Souths play each other and the two Easts play each other. That means Dallas will play at New England in the battle of the has-beens. The Superbowl will be pushed back until 2/13/22 in Los Angeles.