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For the first time in years, the NFL could have a Tuesday game on the schedule in 2018, and it won't just be any game. There's a chance that it could end up being the regular season opener. Jeff Locke Jersey According to , the league "is considering" the po sibility of moving the 's 2018 opener to China. If that happens, then the game would either be played on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Back in March, it was reported that the Rams in China if the NFL decides to move forward with its tentative plans to put a game on the other side of the world. SBJ reported Brad Ziegler Jersey in July that the Rams likely be the 49ers. Apparently, the league wants to put the game in the middle of the week so that both teams would have enough recovery time in order to get ready for their Week 2 game, that way, the NFL wouldn't have to give both teams a bye week following the game. If the 2018 opener were held on a Tuesday, both teams would have 12 days off before their next game. If the NFL does kickoff the 2018 season in China, the league also has to figure out several other i sues like Cameron Maybin Jersey finding a suitable stadium to play in and a kickoff time that would work for American viewers. There's a 15-hour time difference between China and the Pacific time zone, which means the game would likely have to kickoff somewhere between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Chinese time to hit prime time on the West Coast (We're using West Coast time because both teams playing in the game are coming from the West Coast). An 11 a.m. kickoff on Wednesday in China would be a 8 p.m. kickoff on Tuesday on the West Coast. If China does get the opener, that won't have any effect on the rest of the schedule that year. The champion will still host Christian Yelich Jersey the Thursday night opener as planned. Of course, if the Rams or 49ers win the Super Bowl, then things could get awkward. If the China game is played on a Tuesday in 2018, it would mark only the second time in 72 years that the NFL has held a Tuesday game. Anyway, the NFL has with its international efforts recently. The league will in London in 2016, marking the third straight year that three games have been held in England. The Raiders and Texans , which means that the upcoming season will mark the first time that four regular games have been played outside the country in one year. The game in Mexico marks the Jarlin Garcia Jersey first time since 2005 that a game has been held in that country.