NFL Schedules Get Off to Strong Starts With Week 1 Twinbills

The NFL Logo is seen on the goal post padding before an NFL preseason football game between the Detroit Lions and the New York Jets at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich., on Aug. 13, 2015. Rick Osentoski/AP Photo

An additional week of regular-season games will benefit NFL fans right from the start.

In order to keep an equal number of doubleheaders between CBS and Fox, the league has decided to make Week 1 a doubleheader for both networks, which is also what they do on the final week.