2007 NFL season
| Regular season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | September 6 – December 30, 2007 |
| Playoffs | |
| Start date | January 5, 2008 |
| AFC Champions | New England Patriots |
| NFC Champions | New York Giants |
| Super Bowl XLII | |
| Date | February 3, 2008 |
| Site | University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona |
| Champions | New York Giants |
| Pro Bowl | |
| Date | February 10, 2008 |
| Site | Aloha Stadium |
The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League.
Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30.
The New England Patriots became the first team to complete the regular season undefeated since the league expanded to a 16-game regular season in 1978. Four weeks after the playoffs began on January 5, 2008, the Patriots lost to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII, the league championship game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on February 3, by a score of 17–14.
The Hall of Fame Game was played in Canton, Ohio on Sunday August 5, 2007, with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Saints by a score of 20–7; the game was televised by the NFL Network, replacing NBC, who had been previously scheduled to broadcast the China Bowl exhibition game from Beijing, China on August 8, 2007 between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks at Workers Stadium. However, with all efforts being put into the London regular season game, plans for the game were postponed, as Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics.
On March 26, 2007, the league announced the aforementioned opening Saints-Colts Kickoff Game on September 6 that would be telecast on NBC. Pre-game activities featured Indiana native John Mellencamp, Faith Hill, and Kelly Clarkson. The entertainment portion of events started 30 minutes earlier than the scheduled start time of the game, leading up to the unveiling of the Colts' Super Bowl XLI championship banner. The opening events were simulcast on NFL Network.
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