The NFL has exercised its option to add an extra game to the regular-season schedule starting in 2021.
Per NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, the league officially announced the 17th game will begin this season.
NFL Network's Andrew Siciliano passed along the matchups this season for the extra game:
When the National Football League Players Association voted to approve the new collective bargaining agreement in March 2020, it gave the NFL the option of adding an extra game to the regular-season schedule in 2021 at the earliest.
In December, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport (h/t NFL.