NFL Schedule Released: See Key Giants, Jets Games In 2021

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Football fans everywhere can start circling the wins and losses, and begin making fall plans, now that the 2021 NFL regular season schedule has been revealed. The 2021 New York Jets schedule features nine home games and eight away games, including six divisional contests and other intriguing matchups. The Giants will play eight home games and nine away games

The Giants are scheduled to play the Denver Broncos in Week One at home on Sept. 12 at 4:25 p.m. Three prime-time games are on the slate for them in 2021.

The Jets are scheduled to play the Carolina Panthers in Week One on the road on Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. One prime-time game is on the slate for the Jets in 2021, when they will play Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football.

New York Giants fans will certainly be circling Week 5 and Week 15 on the calendar, as they take on the division rival Dallas Cowboys.

And rookie quarterback Zach Wilson will square off against the New England Patriots and the notoriously unkind-to-rookies Bill Belichick defense in Week 2.

The 2021 season will be the longest in the history of the NFL, as the league approved an expansion from 16 to 17 games earlier in the offseason. In the new scheduling format, all American Football Conference teams will host an additional game in odd years, and all National Football Conference teams get an extra home game in even years.

The NFL will kick off the 2021 regular season on Thursday, Sept. 9, when the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Dallas Cowboys.

Three games are scheduled for Thanksgiving, which falls on Nov. 25 this year. The Chicago Bears will visit the Detroit Lions before the Las Vegas Raiders play at the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills go to New Orleans to play the Saints in the holiday nightcap.

With the regular season extended an extra week, the traditional Week 17 division rivalry matchups will be held in Week 18.

The Jets will play their final regular season game of the season on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, against the Buffalo Bills, and the Giants will see the Washington Football Team.

Here’s the full Giants 2021 schedule:

• Sept. 9, Denver Broncos, Home, 4:25 p.m., Fox
• Sept. 16, Washington Football Team, Away, 8:20 p.m., NFL Network
• Sept. 26, Atlanta Falcons, Home, 1 p.m., FOX
• Oct. 3, New Orleans Saints, Away, 1 p.m., FOX
• Oct. 10, Dallas Cowboys, Away, 4:25 p.m., FOX
• Oct. 17, Los Angeles Rams, Home, 1 p.m., FOX
• Oct. 24, Carolina Panthers, Home, 1 p.m., FOX
• Nov. 1, Kansas City Chiefs, Away, 8:15 p.m., ESPN
• Nov. 7, Las Vegas Raiders, Home, 1 p.m., CBS
• Week 10, Bye
• Nov. 22, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Away, 8:15 p.m., ESPN
• Nov. 28, Philadelphia Eagles, Home, 1 p.m. FOX
• Dec. 5, Miami Dolphins, Away, 1 p.m., FOX
• Dec. 12, Los Angeles Chargers, Away, 4:05 p.m., FOX
• Dec. 19, Dallas Cowboys, Home, 1 p.m., FOX
• Dec. 26, Philadelphia Eagles, Away, 1 p.m., FOX
• Jan. 2, Chicago Bears, Away, 1 p.m., CBS
• Jan. 9, Washington Football Team, Home, 1 p.m., FOX

And the full Jets 2021 schedule:

• Sept. 12, Carolina Panthers, Away, 1 p.m., CBS
• Sept. 19, New England Patriots, Home, 1 p.m., CBS
• Sept. 26, Denver Broncos, Away, 4:05 p.m., CBS
• Oct. 3, Tennessee Titans, Home, 1 p.m., CBS
• Oct. 10, Atlanta Falcons, Away, 9:30 a.m., CBS
• Week 6, Bye
• Oct. 24, New England Patriots, Away, 1 p.m., CBS
• Oct. 31, Cincinnati Bengals, Home, 1 p.m., CBS
• Nov. 4, Indianapolis Colts, Away, 8:20 p.m., FOX/NFL Network/Amazon
• Nov. 14, Buffalo Bills, Home, 1 p.m., CBS
• Nov. 21, Miami Dolphins, Home, 1 p.m., CBS
• Nov. 28, Houston Texans, Away, 1 p.m., CBS
• Dec. 5, Philadelphia Eagles, Home, 1 p.m., CBS
• Dec. 12, New Orleans Saints, Home, 1 p.m., FOX
• Week 15, TBD, Miami Dolphins, Away, CBS
• Dec. 26, Jacksonville Jaguars, Home, 1 p.m., CBS
• Jan. 2, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Home, 1 p.m., FOX
• Jan. 9, Buffalo Bills, Away, 1 p.m., CBS

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