Una vez concluida la campaña regular del 2020, sabemos quiénes serán los oponentes de cada una de las 32 franquicias para el siguiente año, la primera temporada con 17 juegos.
Como todos los años, una vez concluida la temporada regular y determinado el orden de cada división de la NFL, es posible conocer a los rivales que cada franquicia enfrentará para la temporada siguiente.
Aunque, de acuerdo a un reporte de NFL.com a finales del mes pasado asegura que la campaña regular del 2021 contará con 17 partidos por primera vez en su historia, todavía no existe un anuncio oficial al respecto, y la adición de otro juego no altera la fórmula que conocemos para determinar a los rivales: dos juegos ante cada uno de los rivales divisionales (seis); un juego ante todos los rivales de otra división, de la misma conferencia (cuatro); un juego ante todos los rivales de otra división, de la otra conferencia (cuatro); y un juego ante los equipos que quedaron en el mismo lugar divisional, en cada una de las divisiones de la misma conferencia no mencionados arriba (dos).
Se espera que en el próximo mes de abril se oficialice el calendario con fechas, aunque el año pasado no se reveló hasta el mes de mayo a causa de la pandemia de coronavirus.
Aunque falta mucho para conocer las fechas exactas para cada enfrentamiento, estos son los rivales que cada equipo encontrará en su calendario de temporada regular del 2021, a reserva de conocer más adelante al oponente N° 17 para cada club:
AFC Este
Buffalo Bills
Local: Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, Texans, Colts, Falcons, Panthers, Steelers
Visita: Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, Jaguars, Titans, Saints, Buccaneers, Chiefs
Miami Dolphins
Local: Bills, Jets, Patriots, Colts, Texans, Panthers, Falcons, Ravens
Visita: Bills, Jets, Patriots, Jaguars, Titans, Buccaneers, Saints, Raiders
New England Patriots
Local: Bills, Jets, Dolphins, Jaguars, Titans, Buccaneers, Saints, Browns
Visita: Bills, Jets, Dolphins, Colts, Texans, Falcons, Panthers, Chargers
New York Jets
Local: Bills, Dolphins, Patriots, Jaguars, Titans, Saints, Buccaneers, Bengals
Visita: Bills, Dolphins, Patriots, Texans, Colts, Falcons, Panthers, Broncos
AFC Norte
Baltimore Ravens
Local: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Chiefs, Chargers, Packers, Vikings, Colts
Visita: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Raiders, Broncos, Lions, Bears, Dolphins
Cleveland Browns
Local: Bengals, Ravens, Steelers, Raiders, Broncos, Lions, Bears, Texans
Visita: Bengals, Ravens, Steelers, Chiefs, Chargers, Packers, Vikings, Patriots
Cincinnati Bengals
Local: Ravens, Browns, Steelers, Chiefs, Chargers, Packers, Vikings, Jaguars
Visita: Ravens, Browns, Steelers, Raiders, Broncos, Lions, Bears, Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers
Local: Bengals, Browns, Ravens, Broncos, Raiders, Bears, Lions, Titans
Visita: Bengals, Browns, Ravens, Chiefs, Chargers, Packers, Vikings, Bills
AFC Sur
Houston Texans
Local: Colts, Jaguars, Titans, Patriots, Jets, Rams, Seahawks, Jets
Visita: Colts, Jaguars, Titans, Bills, Dolphins, 49ers, Cardinals, Browns
Indianapolis Colts
Local: Jaguars, Titans, Texans, Patriots, Jets, Rams, Seahawks, Raiders
Visita: Jaguars, Titans, Texans, Bills, Dolphins, Cardinals, 49ers, Ravens
Jacksonville Jaguars
Local: Colts, Texans, Titans, Bills, Dolphins, Cardinals, 49ers, Broncos
Visita: Colts, Texans, Titans, Jets, Patriots, Rams, Seahawks, Bengals
Tennessee Titans
Local: Jaguars, Colts, Texans, Bills, Dolphins, Cardinals, 49ers, Chiefs
Visita: Jaguars, Colts, Texans, Patriots, Jets, Rams, Seahawks, Steelers
AFC Oeste
Denver Broncos
Local: Chiefs, Raiders, Chargers, Ravens, Bengals, Eagles, Washington, Jets
Visita: Chiefs, Raiders, Chargers, Steelers, Browns, Giants, Cowboys, Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs
Local: Broncos, Raiders, Chargers, Steelers, Browns, Cowboys, Giants, Bills
Visita: Broncos, Raiders, Chargers, Ravens, Bengals, Eagles, Washington, Titans
Las Vegas Raiders
Local: Chiefs, Broncos, Chargers, Ravens, Bengals, Eagles, Washington, Dolphins
Visita: Chiefs, Broncos, Chargers, Steelers, Browns, Giants, Cowboys, Colts
Los Angeles Chargers
Local: Chiefs, Raiders, Broncos, Browns, Steelers, Cowboys, Giants, Patriots
Visita: Chiefs, Raiders, Broncos, Ravens, Bengals, Eagles, Washington, Texans
NFC Este
Dallas Cowboys
Local: Redskins, Giants, Eagles, Falcons, Panthers, Raiders, Broncos, Cardinals
Visita: Redskins, Giants, Eagles, Saints, Buccaneers, Chiefs, Chargers, Vikings
New York Giants
Local: Cowboys, Redskins, Eagles, Falcons, Panthers, Raiders, Broncos, Rams
Visita: Cowboys, Redskins, Eagles, Buccaneers, Saints, Chiefs, Chargers, Bears
Philadelphia Eagles
Local: Cowboys, Giants, Redskins, Saints, Buccaneers, Chiefs, Chargers, 49ers
Visita: Cowboys, Giants, Redskins, Falcons, Panthers, Raiders, Broncos, Lions
Washington Football Team
Local: Cowboys, Giants, Eagles, Saints, Buccaneers, Chiefs, Chargers, Seahawks
Visita: Cowboys, Giants, Eagles, Falcons, Panthers, Raiders, Broncos, Packers
NFC Norte
Chicago Bears
Local: Packers, Lions, Vikings, Cardinals, 49ers, Ravens, Bengals, Giants
Visita: Packers, Lions, Vikings, Rams, Seahawks, Steelers, Browns, Buccaneers
Detroit Lions
Local: Bears, Packers, Vikings, Cardinals, 49ers, Ravens, Bengals, Eagles
Visita: Bears, Packers, Vikings, Rams, Seahawks, Steelers, Browns, Falcons
Green Bay Packers
Local: Bears, Lions, Vikings, Rams, Seahawks, Browns, Steelers, Washington
Visita: Bears, Lions, Vikings, Cardinals, 49ers, Ravens, Bengals, Saints
Minnesota Vikings
Local: Bears, Lions, Packers, Rams, Seahawks, Steelers, Browns, Cowboys
Visita: Bears, Lions, Packers, Cardinals, 49ers, Ravens, Bengals, Panthers
NFC Sur
Atlanta Falcons
Local: Panthers, Saints, Buccaneers, Washington, Eagles, Patriots, Jets, Lions
Visita: Panthers, Saints, Buccaneers, Giants, Cowboys, Bills, Dolphins, 49ers
Carolina Panthers
Local: Falcons, Saints, Buccaneers, Washington, Eagles, Patriots, Jets,
Vikings Visita: Falcons, Saints, Buccaneers, Giants, Cowboys, Bills, Dolphins, Cardinals
New Orleans Saints
Local: Panthers, Falcons, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Giants, Dolphins, Bills, Packers
Visita: Panthers, Falcons, Buccaneers, Eagles, Washington, Patriots, Jets, Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Local: Panthers, Saints, Falcons, Cowboys, Giants, Dolphins, Bills, Bears
Visita: Panthers, Saints, Falcons, Eagles, Washington, Patriots, Jets, Rams
NFC Oeste
Arizona Cardinals
Local: Seahawks, Rams, 49ers, Packers, Vikings, Texans, Colts, Panthers
Visita: Seahawks, Rams, 49ers, Lions, Bears, Jaguars, Titans, Cowboys
Los Angeles Rams
Local: Seahawks, 49ers, Cardinals, Bears, Lions, Jaguars, Titans, Buccaneers
Visita: Seahawks, 49ers, Cardinals, Packers, Vikings, Texans, Colts, Giants
San Francisco 49ers
Local: Seahawks, Rams, Cardinals, Packers, Vikings, Texans, Colts, Falcons
Visita: Seahawks, Rams, Cardinals, Lions, Bears, Jaguars, Titans, Eagles
Seattle Seahawks
Local: 49ers, Rams, Cardinals, Bears, Lions, Jaguars, Titans, Saints
Visita: 49ers, Rams, Cardinals, Packers, Vikings, Texans, Colts, Washington