The league's 2016 schedule, announced on the league's website on December 10, 2015, shows an eight-team league playing a 16-game regular season over 18 weeks, with two bye weeks for each team, one on a rotational basis and the other a "universal bye" for all teams during the Independence Day weekend, the first weekend in July. All teams will qualify for the postseason, meaning that the regular season will serve only to establish seeding. COUNT 5
QSN1 On what date did the league announce its schedule for 2016? ANS1 December 10, 2015 QSN2 How many teams are active in the AFL for 2016? ANS2 eight QSN3 How many regular season games will each team play in 2016? ANS3 16 QSN4 How many weeks will the 2016 regular season last? ANS4 18 QSN5 On the weekend of what holiday will all teams have a bye? ANS5 Independence Day