The
2014 NFL season was the 95th season in the history of the
National Football League (NFL). The season began on Thursday, September 4, 2014, with the
annual kickoff game featuring the defending
Super Bowl XLVIII champion
Seattle Seahawks hosting the
Green Bay Packers, which resulted with the Seahawks winning 36–16. The season concluded with
Super Bowl XLIX, the league's
championship game, on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at
University of Phoenix Stadium in
Glendale,
Arizona, with the
New England Patriots defeating the Seahawks 28–24.