the 2016 regular season started for nfl on september 8, 2016.
the 2016 regular season started for nfl on september 8, 2016.
when does the 2016 regular season start for nfl?
september 8, 2016
the 2016 regular season featured 256 games which were played out over a seventeen-week schedule beginning on thursday, september 8, 2016. each of the league's 32 teams played a 16-game schedule, with one bye week for each team scheduled between weeks 4–13. the slate also featured games on monday night. there were games played on thursday, including the national football league kickoff game in prime time on september 8 and games on thanksgiving day. the regular season concluded with a full slate of 16 games on sunday, january 1, 2017, all of which were intra-divisional matchups, as it has been since .
2016 nfl season
in his first nfl appearance, lockett had a 103-yard kick return touchdown against the denver broncos in seattle's preseason opener, marking the first touchdown of the preseason for the team. four weeks later, in his nfl regular season debut, lockett returned a 57-yard punt for a touchdown on his first career return, against the st. louis rams. he also posted 4 receptions for 34 yards in his debut. the following week, he made his first career regular season start against the green bay packers. lockett returned a 105-yard kick return in week 3 against the chicago bears, setting a new franchise record. his performance for the first three weeks of the season earned him recognition as nfc special teams player of the month for september 2015. lockett was the first seahawks rookie to win the award since joey galloway. lockett posted his first career touchdown reception on "thursday night football" against the san francisco 49ers on october 22, 2015. on november 22 against the san francisco 49ers, lockett scored 2 receiving touchdowns. on december 6 against the minnesota vikings who were 8-3 at the time, lockett had 7 receptions for 90 yards, both new career highs. one week later, lockett had his first 100-yard receiving game and his second multi touchdown game with 104-yards, and a two-touchdown winning effort against the baltimore ravens. lockett was named pepsi nfl rookie of the week for his performance against the ravens. on december 22, 2015, lockett was selected to be part of the 2016 pro bowl. lockett was one of only three rookies to be selected to the pro bowl, along with rams running back todd gurley and chiefs cornerback marcus peters. in the final week of the season on january 3 against the arizona cardinals, lockett set up several scores by the seahawks with long punt returns and receptions. his 139 punt return yards on 4 punt returns set a seahawks single-game punt return yardage record and earned lockett nfc special teams player of the week recognition for week 17. three punt returns of at least 30 yards in the same game had not been accomplished by an nfl returner in at least 10 seasons. for his performance over the last 5 weeks of the season in which he amassed 759 all-purpose yards, he earned the nfc’s special teams player of the month for december/january, making him the second rookie to win the award twice (tamarick vanover, 1995). he joined gale sayers as the only rookie to record at least 5 receiving touchdowns, a punt return touchdown, and a kickoff return touchdown. he was the only rookie to be named to the associated press all-pro 1st team. he was also voted along with teammate thomas rawls to be in the pro football writers association nfl all-rookie team (2015). lockett was selected to the team at three positions: wide receiver, punt returner and kickoff returner.
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