# When do playoffs start in a 18-week NFL season
**URL:** https://community.ottoneu.com/t/when-do-playoffs-start-in-a-18-week-nfl-season/9819
**Category:** Football Rules
**Created:** [August 10, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/when-do-playoffs-start-in-a-18-week-nfl-season/9819 "2021-08-10T12:08:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@derelict30](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/derelict30)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/when-do-playoffs-start-in-a-18-week-nfl-season/9819/1 "2021-08-10T12:08:13Z")
I was reading through the Football rules and noticed there are a couple references to the playoffs starting week 14 or 15 and the regular season ends week 16, does this reflect the new 18 week NFL schedule?
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/when-do-playoffs-start-in-a-18-week-nfl-season/9819/2 "2021-08-10T12:48:41Z")
Those rules need to be updated and I’ll get you an answer shortly.
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/when-do-playoffs-start-in-a-18-week-nfl-season/9819/3 "2021-08-10T12:59:58Z")
The 18-week NFL season means we’re adding another week to the Ottoneu regular season. Playoffs will now start in week 15 or 16 depending on league settings.
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### Author:  [@derelict30](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/derelict30)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/when-do-playoffs-start-in-a-18-week-nfl-season/9819/4 "2021-08-10T13:23:26Z")
Thanks for the quick response!