After the success of expanding the regular season to a period of 17 weeks in 1990, the league hoped this new schedule would generate even more revenue.
A series of NFL pre-season exhibition games were held at four varying sites outside the United States, with three in Europe and one in Japan.
* Indicates overtime victory This was the fourth and final year under the NFL's broadcast contracts with ABC, CBS, NBC, TNT, and ESPN.
When new four-year contracts were signed in December 1993, CBS lost their rights to broadcasting NFC games to the then-seven-year old Fox Network, which had just started its own sports division.
Jim Lampley became the new host of NBC's NFL Live!, replacing Bob Costas who would still contribute in a limited role.