NFL Schedules Announced

The countdown is on. Five mere months from now the National Football League will start the 2016 regular season. There's a lot to look forward to this upcoming football season and we're here to help you figure it all out. There will be a total of 256 games played during the regular season, so there's going to be plenty of football to watch come this fall. Listed below are going to be the schedules for the New York Jets, New York Giants and the most intriguing games to watch around the league this year.

First up here's the schedule for the New York Giants:

1. September 11 4:25 p.m. EDT at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Fox
2. September 18 1:00 p.m. EDT New Orleans Saints MetLife Stadium Fox
3. September 25 1:00 p.m. EDT Washington Redskins MetLife Stadium Fox
4. October 3 8:30 p.m. EDT at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium ESPN
5. October 9 8:30 p.m. EDT at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field NBC
6. October 16 1:00 p.m. EDT Baltimore Ravens MetLife Stadium CBS
7. October 23 9:30 a.m. EDT at Los Angeles Rams Twickenham Stadium (London, England) NFLN
8. Bye
9. November 6 1:00 p.m. EST Philadelphia Eagles MetLife Stadium Fox
10. November 14 8:30 p.m. EST Cincinnati Bengals MetLife Stadium ESPN
11. November 20 1:00 p.m. EST Chicago Bears MetLife Stadium Fox
12. November 27 1:00 p.m. EST at Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium Fox
13. December 4 4:25 p.m. EST at Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Fox
14. December 11 8:30 p.m. EST Dallas Cowboys MetLife Stadium NBC
15. December 18 1:00 p.m. EST Detroit Lions MetLife Stadium Fox
16. December 22 8:25 p.m. EST at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field NBC/NFLN/Twitter
17. January 1 1:00 p.m. EST at Washington Redskins FedEx Field Fox

A lot to look forward to if your a Giants fan. They do play the Rams, but don't get to go to LA, instead making the trip to London. As it looks right now, the Giants are going to have a totally re-tooled defense, which  could get even better between now and the start of the year. The two biggest tests early in the year for that D is going to be week two against the Saints and week five against the Packers. To go along with that, there is the intrigue of playing the AFC North, which again is going to be a tough test.. Should be a good year to watch if your a Giants fan. The big question is, can this team get back to, or even pass, the .500 mark this season?

Now here's a look at the schedule for the other tenants at Metlife Stadium, the New York Jets:

1. September 11 1:00 p.m. EDT Cincinnati Bengals MetLife Stadium CBS
2. September 15 8:25 p.m. EDT at Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium CBS/NFLN/Twitter
3. September 25 4:25 p.m. EDT at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium CBS
4. October 2 1:00 p.m. EDT Seattle Seahawks MetLife Stadium Fox
5. October 9 1:00 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field CBS
6. October 17 8:30 p.m. EDT at Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium ESPN
7. October 23 1:00 p.m. EDT Baltimore Ravens MetLife Stadium CBS
8. October 30 1:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
9. November 6 1:00 p.m. EST at Miami Dolphins New Miami Stadium CBS
10. November 13 1:00 p.m. EST Los Angeles Rams MetLife Stadium Fox
11. Bye
12. November 27 8:30 p.m. EST New England Patriots MetLife Stadium NBC
13. December 5 8:30 p.m. EST Indianapolis Colts MetLife Stadium ESPN
14. December 11 4:05 p.m. EST at San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium CBS
15. December 17 8:25 p.m. EST Miami Dolphins MetLife Stadium NFLN
16. December 24 1:00 p.m. EST at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium CBS
17. January 1 1:00 p.m. EST Buffalo Bills MetLife Stadium CBS

Much like the schedule with the Giants, the division games with the Jets are going to be a lot of fun to watch. What's worth noting is that there are a few nire prime time games for the Jets this year. And with good reason, they went 10-6 last year and could be considered to be a contender in the AFC this year. To make this schedule interesting for the Jets are playing both the AFC and NFC Wests this year plus the AFC North. It should be a lot of fun to watch this year.

Intriguing Games:
There's plenty of other entertaining games on the schedule this year aside from the local football teams. First there's the International Series, three of the games will be played in London, England and the fourth will be played in Mexico City, Mexico. The Jacksonville Jaguars will play host to the Indianapolis Colts on October 2 at Wembley Stadium, marking the fourth of at least eight consecutive years in which the Jaguars will host a game in London. On October 23, in the first-ever NFL game at Twickenham Stadium also in London, the Los Angeles Rams will host the New York Giants. The Cincinnati Bengals will host the Washington Redskins on October 30 at Wembley Stadium in London. Finally, on Monday, November 21, the Oakland Raiders will host the Houston Texans at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, in the first-ever Monday night game to be played outside of the United States and the second regular-season contest to be held in Mexico (the first being the 2005 Fútbol Americano contest).

Of Course, there's the Thanksgiving games, which this year will see the Detroit Lions will host the Minnesota Vikings, the Dallas Cowboys will host the Washington Redskins, and the evening game, the Indianapolis Colts will host the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Now for the big matchups. The first game of the year is last year's Super Bowl rematch, Carolina at Denver. The Bengals and Sttlers face off for the first time since the AFC Wild Card game in Pittsburgh Week Two, a lock that no doubt will see the Bengals get booed quite loudly in the building that day.  Week two also sees the return of Pro Football to Los Angeles as the Rams play their home opener against Seattle. Week Four will have the battle of Washington QB's as RGIII leads the Browns into DC to take on Kirk Cousins and the Redskins. There's the rematch of last year's NFC title game in week eight as the Panthers host the Cardinals. We get a Super Bowl 49 rematch in week ten as the Patriots play host to the Seahawks.

So there will be plenty of must watch games in the NFL in 2016!