2019 NFL season
The 2019 NFL season was the 100th season of the National Football League (NFL) and the 54th of the Super Bowl era. The season began on September 5, 2019, with the NFL Kickoff Game, in which the Green Bay Packers defeated the Chicago Bears. The season concluded with Super Bowl LIV, the league's championship game, on February 2, 2020, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, in which the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers, to win their second Super Bowl championship. This was also the final NFL season with the 12-team playoff format, as 2 more teams were added to the annual NFL Playoffs as of the 2020 NFL season.
The NFL's centennial logo, which was used throughout the 2019 season | |
| Regular season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | September 5, 2019 – December 29, 2019 |
| Playoffs | |
| Start date | January 4, 2020 |
| AFC Champions | Kansas City Chiefs |
| NFC Champions | San Francisco 49ers |
| Super Bowl LIV | |
| Date | February 2, 2020 |
| Site | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida |
| Champions | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Pro Bowl | |
| Date | January 26, 2020 |
| Site | Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida |
The 2019 season was also the last season for the Oakland Raiders after playing in Oakland for 47 non-consecutive years before their relocation to Las Vegas for 2020 with the completion of Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders were previously approved for relocation in March 2017 but spent the last two seasons at RingCentral Coliseum.