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NFL Owners Approve 17-Game Regular Season Starting This Year

(AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) The NFL is increasing the regular season to 17 games and reducing the preseason to three games. Team owners on Tuesday approved the 17th game, marking the first time in 43 years the regular season has been increased. It went from 14 to 16 games in 1978. The Super Bowl now will move back a week to…