<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> ← 2016 </Li> <Li> NFL seasons </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> ← 2016 </Li> <Li> NFL seasons </Li> </Ul> <P> The 2017 NFL season, the 98th and current season in the history of the National Football League (NFL), began on September 7, 2017, with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the defending Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots 42--27 in the NFL Kickoff Game . The season will conclude with Super Bowl LII, the league's championship game, on February 4, 2018, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota . </P> <P> For the second consecutive year, a team relocated to the Los Angeles metropolitan area, as the former San Diego Chargers announced their intent to relocate to the city in January 2017 . </P>

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