<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> ← 2016 </Li> <Li> NFL seasons </Li> <Li> 2018 → </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> ← 2016 </Li> <Li> NFL seasons </Li> <Li> 2018 → </Li> </Ul> <P> The 2017 NFL season was the 98th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL). The season 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 concluded on February 4, 2018, where National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles faced the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots, with the Philadelphia Eagles beating the New England Patriots 41--33 . </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 area in January 2017 . </P>

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