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After a year and season that was anything but normal for the NFL, the season is arriving in a more standard fashion. However, the start of the NFL season doesn't appear to be in jeopardy as it was this time last year. And in , the NFL preseason is making its triumphant return, though it will be a three-game affair henceforth because of the league's switch to a game season. Still, those three games will be far more preparation with live game reps than teams had in , so that should help teams to operate a bit smoother out of the gate.

Yes, things are starting to get back to normal in the NFL on the field, but off the field, they are as well. The league is planning on letting fans back into stadiums this season and surely hopes there will be fewer game postponements than in Here's everything you need to know about the Week 1 schedule, including the first game of the NFL season and the best matchups to watch. The Buccaneers will open the season at home as the defending Super Bowl champions.

It has, largely, been a tradition for the NFL to schedule the defending Super Bowl champion to play the Thursday night opener. This year, Tom Brady will look to start his age season with a victory while Dak Prescott will look to return from an ankle injury that limited him to five games last season. Both teams have high-flying offenses, but the Bucs sport the better defense and thus should have the advantage in the contest.

MORE: Top 30 rookies to trust in fantasy football leagues. That will be the first NFL game with fans in the Raiders' new stadium. The rest of the Week 1 matchups will take place on Sunday, with nine games occurring in the 1 p. ET slate and four beginning at p. There are plenty of intriguing games on the slate, but the stand-out game will be between the Chiefs and the Browns.

Can the improving Browns close the gap with Mahomes on the field for four full quarters? It will be a test for them on the road in what could be a high-scoring battle.

The Packers-Saints contest will be interesting as well, as viewers will get a first look at the post-Drew Brees Saints while Aaron Rodgers is coming off an offseason-long holdout and still has some tension with the Packers. Will Sean Payton be able to pull off the victory at home with questions at quarterback?

And will Jameis Winston or Taysom Hill start? The top flight will once again take a winter break from Monday January 3 until Wednesday January After 33 games, the league splits into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other in that section. The new campaign marks the start of Sky Sports' three-year deal as the primary broadcaster of the Barclays Women's Super League, with Sky Sports showing at least 35 games exclusively live per season.

Replays will be mandatory in all rounds of the qualifying competition and the competition proper from the first-round proper up to and including the fourth-round proper. Check out all the confirmed dates here. The Super 6 jackpot has rolled over. Play for free, entries by 8pm.