Top 20 NFL Games To Watch During 2020 Season
May 7, 2020, 6:29 PM | Updated: 6:30 pm
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SALT LAKE CITY – The NFL schedules were released on Thursday night and we can’t help but be excited about the upcoming season. After taking a glance at all 32 team schedules, here are the 20 games that you need to watch during the 2020 NFL season.
Spoiler: Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going to be a team you need to watch early and often. Along with the New Orleans Saints and the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs.
Week 1 kicks the season off with a bang
1. Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs (Kickoff Game)
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— NFL (@NFL) May 8, 2020
2. Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
4. Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams (Sunday Night Football)
The 2020 NFL season kicks off with the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Houston Texans. Remember when the Chiefs scored 41 unanswered to take down the Texans in the divisional round of the Playoffs?
Other opening week standout games include the New England Patriots beginning life without Tom Brady against the Miami Dolphins and rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Speaking of Tom Brady, the league’s greatest quarterback ever kicks off the “Tompa Bay” era with a NFC South divisional matchup against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints.
Then in Sunday Night Football, the anticipated opening of SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles begins with the Los Angeles Rams hosting the Dallas Cowboys who are looking to bounce back from an 8-8 season a year ago.
Weeknight games highlight Week 2
5. Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns (Thursday Night Football)
6. New Orleans Saints at Las Vegas Raiders (Monday Night Football)
Every game matters.
Watch Coach Gruden break down the schedule now on https://t.co/CHTjGefK36.
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— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) May 7, 2020
The battle for Ohio takes place on a Thursday night stage as number one pick for the Bengals Joe Burrow goes up against Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns. Then four days later, Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas opens up with the Las Vegas Raiders hosting the New Orleans Saints.
The other games you need to watch during the 2020 NFL Season
7. Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens (Week 3)
8. Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks (Week 3)
9. Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans (Week 4)
10. Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Week 6)
11. Baltimore Ravens at Philadelphia Eagles (Week 6)
12. Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals (Week 7)
13. New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills (Week 8)
14. San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints (Week 10)
15. Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Week 12)
16. Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers (Thanksgiving, Week 12)
17. Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins (Week 13)
18. Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints (Week 15)
19. Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers (Week 17)
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons (Week 17)