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85-465: Exhibition games have been played in professional football since the beginning of the sport. In fact, until league play was formalized in 1920, one could consider virtually all of an independent professional football team's schedule to be exhibitions (as in test matches ). In the early years of the sport, teams often " barnstormed ", and played squads from leagues outside their own, or against local college teams or other amateur groups, charging fans whatever

170-476: A Tampa Bay game against Cincinnati from Saturday until Monday. In 2001, a preseason game between Philadelphia and Baltimore was canceled due to turf problems at Veterans Stadium . Similar turf concerns prompted the league to cancel the 2016 Hall of Fame Game at the last minute. The 2017 Cowboys-Texans preseason game, originally scheduled for Houston, was at first switched to Arlington due to the flooding spawned by Hurricane Harvey in southeast Texas. The day prior to

255-611: A cultural or educational setting such as a museum , art gallery , park , library , exhibition hall , or World's fairs . Exhibitions can include many things such as art in both major museums and smaller galleries, interpretive exhibitions, natural history museums and history museums, and also varieties such as more commercially focused exhibitions and trade fairs . They can also foster community engagement, dialogue, and education, providing visitors with opportunities to explore diverse perspectives, historical contexts, and contemporary issues. Additionally, exhibitions frequently contribute to

340-480: A display of just one item. Often a team of specialists is required to assemble and execute an exhibition; these specialists vary depending on the type of said exhibit. Curators are sometimes involved as the people who select the items in an exhibition. Writers and editors are sometimes needed to write text, labels and accompanying printed material such as catalogs and books. Architects, exhibition designers , graphic designers and other designers may be needed to shape

425-417: A formal presentation , under the close supervision of attendant or educator. Temporary exhibits that are transported from institution to institution are traveling exhibits . Though exhibitions are common events, the concept of an exhibition is quite wide and encompasses many variables. Exhibitions range from an extraordinarily large event such as a World's fair exposition to small one-artist solo shows or

510-856: A game against American opposition in August 1961, but this was against an American Football League team; as a result of the perceived embarrassment, the AFL opted not to play the CFL again beyond that one game. A number of factors precluded the NFL from playing the western section of the CFL (formerly the Western Interprovincial Football Union ). For decades, the WIFU was seen especially in Eastern Canada as an inferior competition to

595-449: A longer field than the NFL ) in time for a game the next day. Due to the anchor points for the regular Canadian goalposts being within the NFL field and the concrete pad covering it being deemed a safety hazard by the teams, it was decided near game time to play the game on a reduced 80-yard field without kickoffs, making the 10 yard-line the actual goal line for the game (though field goals and PAT attempts were still allowed). Also in 2019,

680-434: A mix of U.S. and Canadian rules . NFL preseason games against Canadian opposition were abandoned after the 1961 preseason. While this was, in part because the NFL won all six matchups, an additional factor was that the CFL gradually moved up the start of its regular season so that it overlapped the NFL preseason (today, the CFL regular season typically starts in early summer, before NFL training camps even open). The CFL did win

765-597: A more recent season, the Buccaneers and the Dolphins played each other twice in one preseason. To this day, although multiple preseason games against the same two teams are no longer common, two teams may hold a joint practice and scrimmage in addition to a preseason contest (see, for example, the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers in 2014). It is still somewhat common to see teams that play each other during

850-511: A package of team-produced programming throughout the season (such as analysis and coach's shows), local rights to games broadcast on cable, and the right to brand themselves as the "official" station of the team in the market. Exhibition games are almost exclusively played at night due to hot summer weather, and are frequently scheduled based on local convenience. When applicable, the NFL blackout restrictions apply, although stations are allowed to play

935-542: A resolution in enough time to prepare for the game: the league and players did not ratify the agreement until July 25, forcing cancellation of the game. The 2016 edition, which was scheduled to be played between the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts , was canceled at the last minute for unsafe playing conditions. Mike Silver of NFL.com reported that on the morning of the game, it

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1020-615: A team's flagship station is affiliated with or owned by one of the NFL's network partners, rightsholders may also subcontract with their respective sports department or co-owned regional sports networks, such as CBS Sports (in the case of the Atlanta Falcons , whose flagship is CBS-owned independent WUPA ), Fox Sports Networks (in the case of the Detroit Lions , whose games are aired by WJBK and produced by former sister network Bally Sports Detroit ), or NBC Sports (in

1105-596: A traditional 1 p.m. kickoff to avoid parking conflicts with the Pittsburgh Pirates across their shared lot at PNC Park , when the Pirates had a game moved to Sunday evening as part of ESPN 's Sunday Night Baseball . On various occasions, severe weather or other factors, have postponed or outright canceled some preseason games. Due to their exhibition nature, suspended or canceled preseason games are normally not made up. In 2004, Hurricane Charley postponed

1190-442: A wide range including archaeology , anthropology , ethnology , history, science, technology and natural history . Commercial exhibitions, generally called trade fairs , trade shows or expos, are usually organized so that organizations in a specific interest or industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products, service, study activities of rivals and examine recent trends and opportunities. Some trade fairs are open to

1275-511: A year, with one of new British painting and one of loans of old masters from the Royal Collection and the aristocratic collections of English country houses . By the mid-19th century many of the new national museums of Europe were in place, and holding exhibitions of their own collections, or loaned collections, or a mixture of objects from both sourcers, which remains a typical mix today. The "Chronology of Temporary Exhibitions at

1360-412: Is an "exhibit". In common usage, "exhibitions" are considered temporary and usually scheduled to open and close on specific dates. While many exhibitions are shown in just one venue, some exhibitions are shown in multiple locations and are called travelling exhibitions , and some are online exhibitions . Exhibitions featuring especially fragile or valuable objects, or live animals—may be shown only during

1445-571: Is an annual National Football League (NFL) preseason exhibition game in Canton, Ohio , held the weekend of the Pro Football Hall of Fame 's induction ceremonies. The game is played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium , part of the Hall of Fame Village and located adjacent to the Hall of Fame building. The first game was played in 1962 , when ground was broken for the Hall of Fame, and it

1530-586: Is attributed to several factors.  The internet's global reach allows museums to share their collections with geographically dispersed audiences. Additionally, online exhibitions can overcome limitations of physical space, allowing for the display of vast collections or large-scale objects that might be difficult to exhibit traditionally. Furthermore, online exhibitions can offer interactive features, educational resources, and accessibility tools not readily available in physical exhibitions. While online exhibitions offer numerous advantages, they cannot fully replicate

1615-420: Is held the following weekend. Most games are held on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday nights, with one nationally televised game each night of the week: NFL Network airs any night that no other national tv providers will air a game, CBS airs a Friday night game Fox airs a Sunday night game (not the same night as NBC), NBC with the opening Thursday night game, and ESPN a Monday night game on the same week. Unlike

1700-592: Is in contrast to current practice in MLS, NBA and NHL, and recent practice in baseball, in which teams play exhibition games against non-league teams. The exhibition season typically begins the first weekend of August with the Hall of Fame Game ; though in some years it can be on the second weekend. Previous seasons have seen the American Bowl game held the last weekend of July. The first full schedule of exhibition games

1785-656: The Bills Toronto Series ), with Camp Randall Stadium , the on-campus home of Wisconsin Badgers football in Madison, Wisconsin , hosting one preseason Green Bay Packers game per year until the late 1990s. The Citrus Bowl was previously a common venue for games. The Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York has been mentioned as a potential site for such a game, with the host team not yet mentioned. In June 2019,

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1870-849: The British Museum " goes back to 1838. The tradition of the Universal exposition "world Expo" or "World's Fair" began with the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; these are only held every few years. The Eiffel Tower in Paris was built for the Exposition Universelle (1889) and served as an entrance arch. Modern exhibitions may be concerned with preservation, education and demonstration, early exhibitions were designed to attract public interest and curiosity. Before

1955-589: The Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams announced that they would play a preseason game at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii on August 17, which would be the last NFL game held at the constant site for the Pro Bowl until the 2016 edition , as the stadium would be condemned at the end of 2020. While selected preseason games are televised nationally by the NFL's main broadcast partners (including, most prominently,

2040-590: The Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders announced that they would play a preseason game at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, Manitoba , home of the Canadian Football League 's Winnipeg Blue Bombers , on August 22, 2019. The game was originally proposed for Regina, Saskatchewan 's Mosaic Stadium , but its CFL tenant rejected the proposal, fearing that they couldn't convert the field back to its Canadian football configuration ( which uses

2125-584: The National Football League Players Association . Another proposal said to be gaining "growing sentiment among NFL owners" as of 2016 is a proposal to eliminate the last preseason game and give a league-wide bye week leading into the regular season. In 2021, the NFL Competition Committee voted to extend the regular season to 17 games, thus reducing the preseason to three games per team (with

2210-472: The "bubble" of making the team, as teams are allowed to carry 90 players through training camp and the preseason, but only 53 afterward. Preseason games are more likely to feature rote plays and not the full playbook, especially for the offense, to avoid tipping the hand of future regular season opponents. The games are an easy source of revenue, and thus are unlikely to be dispensed with in the foreseeable future. In 2008, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell raised

2295-412: The 1969 match between the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins was the only time Vince Lombardi ever lost to an AFL team. However, it could be argued that these were not truly interleague contests, since the NFL had already agreed to recognize the AFL's history as part of its own and include AFL teams in a " common draft " with those already in the NFL, while the AFL was already under the authority of

2380-746: The AFL had it survived as an independent entity. The 2011 (canceled), 2012, and 2016 (canceled) games were between two NFC teams. Normally, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game has an AFC and NFC matchup, but that is not always the case. Prior to the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, it was common for teams to play each other twice in the same pre-season. Among the most recent occurrences were in 1992 when the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers played on August 1 in Tokyo, then again on August 15, in Dallas, and in

2465-587: The Hall of Fame Game, which has been part of the Sunday Night Football package outside of Summer Olympics years — where the game is usually aired by Fox , NFL Network and most recently ESPN / ABC due to NBC's coverage of the Games ), the majority of them are in-house productions of the individual teams, often in association with a local television broadcaster, regional sports network , or an outside producer such as Raycom Sports . Especially if

2550-580: The IRFU; however, even without this, preseason play between the NFL and Western Canadian teams was considered as impractical because, even at this time, the Western Canadian regular season started much earlier than other professional leagues including the IRFU: further, the travel distances between NFL cities and Western Canadian cities in an era when professional sports teams still traveled mostly by rail

2635-605: The NFL Commissioner by this point. The 1968 games were played under an experimental rule that eliminated extra point kicks and required a play from scrimmage to score one point (this rule was later implemented by the World Football League in 1974, and the XFL in 2001). Games against non-league opponents were occasionally played after that time, usually with the NFL teams sending a rookie "split squad" to

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2720-497: The NFL is now widely considered a competitive year-round business, veteran players normally train and condition year round, and do not need the extensive exhibition season to get back into playing shape after the previous regular season. This proposal was eventually rejected in negotiations for the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement , due to objections and concerns over fatigue and injuries raised by

2805-419: The NFL season consisted of 14 regular season games and six exhibition games, sometimes but not always three at home and three away (the 1973 Washington Redskins , for instance, played all but one of six preseason games at home), with some played at neutral sites. From 1978 to 2019 , the regular season was lengthened to 16 games, and the exhibition season was cut from six to four games. From 1999 to 2001, when

2890-485: The Pirates) were well known for playing both in the NFL and on a limited schedule in the decades-old Western Pennsylvania circuit in the 1930s. In the 1960s, teams began playing 14 regular season games, with a corresponding decrease in the length of the preseason. Teams played four or five preseason games each year; for example, in 1966 each of the nine American Football League teams each played four preseason games. By

2975-904: The Seattle Seahawks played the Oakland Raiders. As recently as 1984, the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers played a preseason game despite the two being bitter rivals . In 1999 the San Diego Chargers played their division rivals the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs in the preseason. Since the league realignment in 2002, when the NFL began to have 32 teams, teams more than two time zones apart normally do not play each other, to save teams from long travelling times. However, there have been some exceptions. The College All-Star Game , usually

3060-654: The art itself. , as in the case with Biennales , triennials and quadrennials. The first art exhibition to be called a blockbuster was allegedly the 1960 Picasso show at Tate in London. Interpretive exhibitions are exhibitions that require more context to explain the items being displayed. This is generally true of exhibitions devoted to scientific and historical themes, where text, dioramas , charts , maps and interactive displays may provide necessary explanation of background and concepts. Interpretive exhibitions generally require more text and more graphics than fine art exhibitions do. The topics of interpretive graphics cover

3145-472: The case of the New York Giants ) to provide resources such as camera crews and graphics, or produce the entire broadcast, giving those networks their own ability to evaluate their production teams and the chemistry of network announcing teams before the season starts. Preseason broadcasts are typically syndicated to a network of stations within the team's market region, which also typically includes

3230-475: The deciding game only be considered an exhibition. In 1924, the league again changed the rule to declare any games held in December or later to be exhibitions. By the mid-1930s, teams prepared for a standard 12-game regular season schedule, although even as late as 1939 teams would schedule non-league exhibition games both before and during the season (during bye weeks ). The Pittsburgh Steelers (then known as

3315-501: The elimination of the 2020 preseason entirely, with extended isolated practice sessions replacing the games. On July 21, 2020, a week before the scheduled opening of training camp, the NFLPA told its members that the league had decided to cancel all preseason games. Exhibition An exhibition , in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within

3400-488: The end of the decade, however, there would be a rapid increase in the number of preseason games. With the AFL–NFL merger of 1970, the newly merged NFL was granted a Sherman Anti-Trust Act exemption, which emboldened some team owners to expand the exhibition schedule and to require season-ticket holders to pay for one, then two, then three home exhibition games if they wanted to keep their season tickets. From 1970 through 1977,

3485-679: The exception of the two teams that compete in the Hall Of Fame Game, who play four). On June 10, 2020, the NFL Network reported that the NFL and the NFL Players Association were discussing plans to shorten or even eliminate the scheduled four-game pre-season, after off-season activities had been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic . On June 25, the 2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game (scheduled for August 6)

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3570-416: The exhibition games. Since 2002, individual teams have been allowed to negotiate their own deals to play each other during the preseason: the league allows individual teams to provide input into desired matchups and determines the matchups for any games that were not individually negotiated, while the league sets all game dates and times. The exhibition season schedule is released in the spring, shortly before

3655-463: The exhibition space and give form to the editorial content. Organizing and holding exhibitions also requires effective event planning , management , and logistics. The exhibition came fully into its own in the 19th century, but various temporary exhibitions had been held before that, especially the regular displays of mostly new art in major cities. The Paris Salon of the Académie des Beaux-Arts

3740-414: The experience of a physical exhibition. The physical presence of objects, the curated layout of a gallery space, and the social interaction of a museum visit are all aspects missing from the online experience.  Nevertheless, online exhibitions serve as a valuable complement to physical exhibitions, expanding access to cultural heritage and fostering a deeper appreciation for museums and collections around

3825-462: The first game of the preseason, was played annually in Chicago from 1934 to 1976 (except 1974), and featured the NFL (from 1966 World) champion against an all-rookie team of college all-stars. Between 1950 and 1961, the NFL also played exhibition matches against teams from Interprovincial Rugby Football Union , which became the eastern section of Canadian Football League in 1958. These games used

3910-424: The four-week exhibition schedule. Players have little monetary incentive to play in exhibitions, since they are paid only a training-camp per diem for these games, as their salaries are not paid until the regular season; thus, they are essentially playing in exhibitions "for free". Regardless of these objections, owners continued to endorse the four-game exhibition season. Coaches often do not play their starters in

3995-652: The game itself. From 1971 to 2010 , the opponents for each game usually included one AFC team and one NFC team. In 2009 , as recognition of the 50th anniversary of the American Football League , the game paired two AFC teams who were part of the "original eight" franchises of the AFL ( 1960 ), the Tennessee Titans (dressed as their previous incarnation, the Houston Oilers ) and the Buffalo Bills , whose owner, Ralph Wilson ,

4080-591: The game on a tape delay if the game does not sell out (unlike the regular season policy, when rights revert to NFL Films ). However, the blackout restrictions have never been applied since 2015 as a result of a passed vote during the league's owners' meeting in March in which the league, as an experiment because no regular season games in the 2014 season were blacked out and an FCC vote in September 2014 to no longer enforce blackouts, eliminated blackout rules for at least

4165-456: The game was held on Monday night, televised as part of ABC 's Monday Night Football package. It had previously been held typically on Saturday afternoons, except from 1963 to 1965 on Sunday afternoons, televised as part of ABC's Wide World of Sports package (still using the MNF crew). In 1998, the game was put in the MNF package, and played on a Saturday night, which served as a test run for

4250-835: The game. In 1969, the Atlanta Falcons rookies defeated the Alabama Hawks of the Continental Football League 55–0, and in 1972, the New York Jets rookies defeated the Long Island Chiefs of the Seaboard Football League 29–3. In 1974, the Houston Oilers rookies narrowly defeated the San Antonio Toros 13–7. The 1976 All-Star Classic is the last game between an NFL team and a non-NFL team as of 2021. This

4335-524: The last two seasons. Many more exhibition games fail to sell out than do regular-season games. Since 2015, Compass Media Networks carries select preseason contests involving the Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys nationwide. Currently, every NFL team requires its season ticket holders to purchase tickets at full price for two exhibition games as a requirement to purchase regular-season tickets. Complaints regarding this policy have gone all

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4420-410: The league consisted of an uneven 31 teams, some additional exhibition games (usually two or three) were played over Hall of Fame weekend . In order to account for the uneven number of teams, each team was required to have a bye week during the exhibition season. Most teams held their bye week in Hall of Fame weekend, while the others utilized them somewhere else during the exhibition season. This practice

4505-429: The league in advance of the remainder of the preseason schedule. The participants are usually announced around the time that the new Hall of Fame members are announced, which coincides with Super Bowl week. Often, when a particularly notable player will be entering the Hall of Fame that year, a team with which he had been strongly associated may be selected to play in the game to help maximize attendance and publicity of

4590-580: The matchup is planned well into the future. For example, the Buccaneers played the Steelers in the 1998 Hall of Fame Game, a matchup that had been announced in 1983. In recent times, if there has been an expansion team added to the league, that team will be invited to play in the Hall of Fame game (Carolina, Jacksonville, the new Cleveland Browns, and Houston all played in their expansion seasons in 1995, 1999, and 2002 respectively). The 2009 game, however,

4675-563: The move to Monday night. Since 2006 , the game has largely aired on NBC as part of the Sunday Night Football package (which replaced MNF as the NFL's flagship primetime broadcast that season), except in 2007 (when NBC planned to air the China Bowl preseason game in Beijing , which was postponed and ultimately canceled) and in all Summer Olympics years (2008, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2024, 2028, and 2032) due to NBC's broadcast rights to

4760-570: The new Cleveland Browns returned to the league in 1999 with a rebooted roster , they played in the Hall of Fame Game. The Baltimore Ravens, officially established in 1996 as a result of the Browns' relocation, did not play in the Hall of Fame Game until 2018 . With the Ravens' participation, all 32 current NFL teams have at least one appearance. Prior to the AFL–NFL merger , the Hall of Fame Game

4845-411: The possibility of shortening the exhibition season, in favor of lengthening the regular season. There was a possibility that by 2012, the league would switch to two primary exhibition games (down from four) and an 18-game regular season (up from 16). Reasons cited were solutions to future labor concerns about revenue, and the overall dissatisfaction with the exhibitions among players and fans. Also, since

4930-431: The preseason. Most notably Sean McVay has elected to not play any starter at all in the preseason since his first head coaching season in 2017 , and since then other teams have followed suit. Instead of preseason games for starters, teams will choose to schedule joint practices where first-team players can play against other first-team players in a controlled environment. Preseason games are thus used for players who are on

5015-472: The promotion of artists, innovators, and industries, acting as a conduit for the exchange of ideas and the celebration of human creativity and achievement. In British English the word "exhibition" is used for a collection of items placed on display and the event as a whole, which in American English is usually an "exhibit". In both varieties of English each object being shown within an exhibition

5100-582: The public, while others can only be attended by company representatives (members of the trade) and members of the press. Online exhibitions are virtual presentations of artifacts, artworks, and other objects typically found in museums, galleries, and archives. They utilize the internet to display collections and educational content, making them accessible to a wider audience than physical exhibitions. Online exhibitions can take various formats, including digital images, scanned documents, 3D modeling, and even virtual reality experiences. The rise of online exhibitions

5185-471: The regular season once play a preseason game (either the two teams split in playing at the other's home stadium, or the two teams play at one of the other's home both times); the majority of preseason contests each year are between teams that do not play each other in the regular season that year. It was also commonplace for division opponents to play each other in the preseason, due to the larger size of pre-merger divisions, but has not happened since 2000, when

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5270-498: The regular season schedule is announced. The NFL has set a loose precedent of determining exhibition matchups: The teams that play in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game are determined solely by the league (and the Hall of Fame committee ), featuring one AFC team and one NFC team. Its matchup is announced well in advance, around the time of the Super Bowl , when the Hall of Fame inductees are announced. Under some circumstances,

5355-569: The regular season, CBS's and Fox's national exhibition game opponents are selected regardless of conference. Three full weekends of games are held, followed by a league-wide bye week over Labor Day weekend. There is usually a conflict with the Major League Baseball season, a situation seen in the 2015 preseason when the Pittsburgh Steelers moved a Sunday evening game against the Green Bay Packers at Heinz Field to

5440-593: The scheduled game, it was cancelled to allow the Texans, who departed Houston the previous Friday to play at New Orleans and then were diverted to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after the Saints game, to return to Houston to be with their families. Prior to the commencement of the NFL International Series , the NFL had another "featured" exhibition game called the American Bowl . This matchup

5525-401: The stadium. The game in 2020 , which was scheduled to be played between the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers , as well as all other preseason games, was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic . The matchup was held over for the 2021 game. Unlike the majority of NFL preseason games, which air on local television stations, the Hall of Fame Game airs nationwide. From 1999 to 2005 ,

5610-474: The teams that play in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game still play 4 preseason games). That same year, the Baltimore Ravens and John Harbaugh claimed the record of consecutive preseason wins with 20, overtaking Vince Lombardi ’s Green Bay Packers record. Unlike the regular season, the exhibition matchups are not based on any rotating or set formula. The NFL schedules the matchups for all of

5695-428: The traffic would bear. When the NFL was founded in 1920, all games counted in the standings and would be used to determine the league champion. In 1921, this was revised to only count games involving two league members, thus allowing non-league exhibitions, but effectively banning exhibitions between two league teams. This rule had a direct impact on deciding the 1921 championship , in which the losing team insisted that

5780-529: The turf before a Packers employee alerted them to a label warning that the substance could result in burns when exposed to skin. In deciding to cancel the game, the league and the Players Association cited safety concerns. Both teams were told at 6:40 p.m. EDT , eighty minutes before kickoff, that the game was going to be canceled. However, fans in the stadium only learned of the pending cancellation via social media, and no official announcement

5865-462: The two last surviving members of the original AFL ownership cabal , and are two of the only three men who have majority-owned a professional football franchise continuously for fifty years or more (the late George Halas , who owned the Chicago Bears from 1920 to 1983, is the third). The Hall of Fame game served as a kickoff to the 2009 season, which would have been the 50th season of play for

5950-541: The way to the U.S. Supreme Court , but have failed to change the policy. A judgment in 1974 stated: "No fewer than five lawsuits have been instituted from Dallas to New England, each claiming that the respective National Football League (NFL) team had violated the Sherman Act by requiring an individual who wishes to purchase a season ticket for all regular season games to buy, in addition, tickets for one or more exhibition or preseason games." Additionally, some players, coaches, and journalists, and numerous fans, objected to

6035-423: The weekend before the normal NFL preseason season starts, both teams end up playing an additional exhibition game compared to the remaining teams in the league (formerly four, three as of 2021). The last four expansion teams added to the league all played in the Hall of Fame Game as their first game. In 1995 , expansion clubs Jacksonville and Carolina played each other, and Houston appeared in 2002 . When

6120-982: The widespread adoption of photography , the exhibition of a single object could attract large crowds. Visitors might even be overcome with Stendhal syndrome , feeling dizzy or overwhelmed by the intense sensory experience of an exhibit. Today, there is still tension between the design of exhibits for educational purposes or for the purpose of attracting and entertaining an audience, as a tourist attraction . Art exhibitions include an array of artifacts from countless forms of human making: paintings , drawings , crafts , sculpture , video installations , sound installations , performances , interactive art . Art exhibitions may focus on one artist, one group, one genre, one theme or one collection; or may be organized by curators, selected by juries, or show any artwork submitted. Fine arts exhibitions typically highlight works of art with generous space and lighting, supplying information through labels or audioguides designed to be unobtrusive to

6205-464: The world. A virtual museum is a digital institution dedicated to exhibiting objects and collections, similar to a physical museum, but existing entirely online. Virtual museum exhibitions utilize digital technologies to present collections and narratives in an online environment. These exhibitions can be permanent or temporary, showcasing a wide range of topics and objects. Pro Football Hall of Fame Game The Pro Football Hall of Fame Game

6290-485: Was abandoned after the Houston Texans were added to the league in 2002, giving it an even 32 teams. The 2020 preseason was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2021, a rule change was enacted that abolished overtime in preseason games, the first time since 1973 . Additionally, with the expansion of the regular season to seventeen games and eighteen weeks, the preseason was reduced to three games (though

6375-718: Was an extra exhibition game for the two teams involved and was often played on the same weekend as the Hall of Fame Game. It was played outside the United States, usually in Mexico or Japan. The American Bowl was held from 1986 to 2005; similar international matches had occurred regularly since 1969. In addition, teams previously played home games at stadiums on the fringes of their markets or in markets not currently served by NFL teams. The Alamodome in San Antonio hosted games in this fashion, as did Rogers Centre (as part of

6460-404: Was another obstacle. It was not until 1961 that the NFL had a team in any city reasonably close by rail to any Western CFL city, and as previously mentioned, that was the last year of CFL-NFL interleague play. From 1967 to 1969, during the transition period leading up to the formal AFL–NFL merger , the NFL and American Football League played each other in a series of exhibition matches; notably,

6545-490: Was between two original American Football League teams: the Buffalo Bills and the Tennessee Titans (formerly the Houston Oilers ). This matchup was announced after Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. , an AFL founder and the only owner ever of the Bills, was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on February 1, 2009, while the late Titans' owner, Bud Adams , was also the only owner his team had to that time. Wilson and Adams were also

6630-432: Was canceled along with the 2020 Hall of Fame induction ceremony . On July 1, 2020, various media outlets reported that the league had decided to reduce the pre-season schedule to two weeks, by canceling Weeks 1 and 4, and changing a few fixtures to make sure every team played one home & road game each. The regular season would start as originally scheduled on Thursday, September 10, 2020. The NFLPA voted July 3 to push for

6715-501: Was discovered that the logos at midfield and the end zones had been painted using paint which was not intended for use on the newly installed synthetic FieldTurf . Subsequently, the paint had not fully dried, and officials heated the field to speed up the drying process, causing its rubber infill to melt; the affected areas were described as being slick and "like cement," making it impossible to get decent footing. Stadium officials attempted to address this issue by applying paint thinner to

6800-431: Was inducted into the Hall that year. An all-NFC matchup was scheduled for 2011 , but it was canceled by the lockout ; the following year, another intra-conference matchup of two NFC teams took its place. From 2011 onward, each team selected to play in the game has had at least one prominent alumnus being inducted into the Hall that year. Since the Hall of Fame Game and the Hall of Fame induction ceremony are scheduled for

6885-437: Was made until just before the scheduled 8 p.m. kickoff, which was greeted by boos and jeering. The next year, in 2017 , the game was moved to Thursday night, making it the first event of the Hall of Fame weekend: the game was moved prior to the ceremony to prevent a repeat of the 2016 incident, and has been maintained since. Immediately following the game, the stage and seating area for the Hall of Fame ceremony are erected in

6970-455: Was moved from the steps of the museum to the football stadium. This created a tight schedule between the ceremony and the game. The 2011 game was originally scheduled between the St. Louis Rams and the Chicago Bears , but the game was canceled by an ongoing labor dispute that had disrupted nearly all league activity during the 2011 offseason. The two clubs had set a deadline of July 22 to ratify

7055-458: Was played in August or September, in some cases at the end of the preseason. In 1970, it was moved to the beginning of the preseason. Prior to 2001 , it was not uncommon for the game to be played in July. Since 2001, when the league permanently moved the start of the season to the weekend after Labor Day , the game has always been played in early August. In 2002, the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony

7140-572: Was the most famous of these, beginning in 1667, and open to the public from 1737. By the mid-18th century this and its equivalents in other countries had become crucial for developing and maintaining the reputation of contemporary artists. In London the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition has been held annually since 1769, and the British Institution ran temporary exhibitions from 1805 to 1867, typically twice

7225-400: Was used as a fundraiser for the Hall of Fame. Since 1970, the game has mainly been held in the beginning of August, marking the start of the NFL preseason . It is traditionally celebrated by fans as the first NFL game since the prior season's Super Bowl , which takes place nearly six months earlier. The two teams that play in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game are typically selected by

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