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Roger Goodell Eyes 18-Game NFL Schedule, 16 International Games 'Within 5 Years'

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After expanding the NFL season from 16 games to 17 games in 2021, Roger Goodell is hoping to have more games in the near future.

Goodell said that "within five years," he'd like the league to be playing 16 international games every season and acknowledged that more international games would likely require an expanded schedule.

"We could be doing more regular season than preseason, so we're looking at a change from the 17-and-three format to maybe 18 regular season games and two preseason games," Goodell said, per Sports Business Journal's Ben Fischer.