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The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world.

A user-friendly guide to how the NFL football season works, complete with examples and an infographic, courtesy of TopBet, America's online sportsbook.

A listing of upcoming National Football League deadlines and events... August 28-30 - Third Preseason Weekend. September 1 - Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must reduce their rosters to a maximum of 75 players on the Active List. September 3 - Final Preseason Games.

Have a look at days that matter during the NFL season.

The key dates for the NFL over the next year.

Complete NFL schedule, broken out by week and by team. Get a printable version of this seasonÂ's NFL schedule and key dates throughout the season at CBSSports.com.

The 2015 NFL season is the 96th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL). The season began on Thursday, September 10, 2015, with the annual kickoff game featuring the defending Super Bowl XLIX champion New England Patriots hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers, which resulted with the Patriots winning 28-21. The season will conclude with Super Bowl 50, the league's championship game, on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

The National Football League regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day in early September and ends in December or early January. It consists of 256 games, where each team plays 16 games during a 17-week period. Since 2012, the NFL schedule generally has games in one of five time slots during the week. A game played on Thursday night, kicking off at 8:25 PM (ET). The majority of games are played on Sunday, with most kicking off at 1:00 PM (ET), some late afternoon games starting at 4:05 or 4:25 PM (ET) and one Sunday night game which starts at 8:30 PM (ET). A Monday night game then starts at 8:30 PM (ET).

Check out this NFL Schedule, sortable by date and including information on game time, network coverage, and more!

The official site of the 2015 NFL Schedule. Weekly view of the schedules including links to tickets, broadcast channels, and printable views.