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Vaikka kuluvastakin NFL-kaudesta on herkullisimmat palat vielä jäljellä, alkaa seuraava kausikin hahmottua. Runkosarjan päättymisen myötä joukkueiden ensi kauden vastustajat on selvillä.

NFL-joukkueiden 16 ottelun otteluohjelmahan jäsentyy niin, että kukin joukkue pelaa kotona ja vieraissa oman divisioonansa joukkueita vastaan (6 ottelua), kolmen vuoden kierrolla yhtä oman konferenssin divisioonaa vastaan (4 ottelua), neljän vuoden kierrolla yhtä toisen konferenssin divisioonaa vastaan (4 ottelua) sekä niitä kahta omassa konferenssissa divisioonittain samalla sijalle edellisellä kaudella sijoittuneita joukkueita vastaan, jotka muuten eivät otteluohjelmaan vielä kuulu (2 ottelua).

Tarkemmat ottelupäivät julkistetaan keväämmällä. Muutama ajankohta kuitenkin on jo selvillä:

• Ensimmäinen runkosarjaottelu pelataan torstaina 10.9.2009.
• Runkosarja loppuu sunnuntaina 3.1.2010
• Super Bowl XLIV pelataan Miamin lähistöllä Dolphin Stadiumilla sunnuntaina 7.2.2010

Tähdistöottelu Pro Bowl siirtyy ensi kaudesta alkaen Super Bowlin jälkeisestä viikonlopusta Super Bowlia edeltävälle viikonlopulle. Samalla muuttuu ottelun pelipaikka. NFL:n kirkkaimpia tähtiä vuodesta 1980 isännöinyt Hawajin Honolulu vaihtuu kulloinkin Super Bowlia isännöivään kaupunkiin.

Seuraavassa joukkueiden oman divisioonan ulkopuoliset vastustajat kaudella 2009:

AFC EAST

Miami Dolphins:
Kotona: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Vieraissa: Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers
New England Patriots:
Kotona: Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Vieraissa: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New York Jets:
Kotona: Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Vieraissa: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Buffalo Bills:
Kotona: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Vieraissa: Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers

AFC NORTH

Pittsburgh Steelers:
Kotona: Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Vieraissa: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions
Baltimore Ravens:
Kotona: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Vieraissa: Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
Cincinnati Bengals:
Kotona: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Vieraissa: Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
Cleveland Browns:
Kotona: Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Vieraissa: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions

AFC SOUTH

Tennessee Titans:
Kotona: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Vieraissa: New England Patriots, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks
Indianapolis Colts:
Kotona: New England Patriots, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Vieraissa: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams
Houston Texans:
Kotona: New England Patriots, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Vieraissa: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams
Jacksonville Jaguars:
Kotona: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Vieraissa: New England Patriots, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks

AFC WEST

San Diego Chargers:
Kotona: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Vieraissa: Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants
Denver Broncos:
Kotona: Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Vieraissa: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins
Oakland Raiders:
Kotona: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Vieraissa: Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants
Kansas City Chiefs:
Kotona: Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Vieraissa: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins

NFC EAST

New York Giants:
Kotona: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Vieraissa: New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs
Philadelphia Eagles:
Kotona: New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Vieraissa: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers
Dallas Cowboys:
Kotona: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Vieraissa: New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs
Washington Redskins:
Kotona: New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Vieraissa: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers

NFC NORTH

Minnesota Vikings:
Kotona: San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Vieraissa: Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers
Chicago Bears:
Kotona: Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Vieraissa: San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals
Green Bay Packers:
Kotona: San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Vieraissa: Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers
Detroit Lions:
Kotona: Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Vieraissa: San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals

NFC SOUTH

Carolina Panthers:
Kotona: Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Vieraissa: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, New York Jets
Atlanta Falcons:
Kotona: Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Vieraissa: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots, New York Jets
Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
Kotona: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Vieraissa: Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins
New Orleans Saints:
Kotona: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Vieraissa: Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins

NFC WEST

Arizona Cardinals:
Kotona: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Vieraissa: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans
San Francisco 49ers:
Kotona: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Vieraissa: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts
Seattle Seahawks:
Kotona: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Vieraissa: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts
St. Louis Rams:
Kotona: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Vieraissa: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans