r/nfl

About r/nfl

In its own words:

The place to discuss all NFL related things

The community was created on Sep 13, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 9,698 subscribers (+0.08%). Among the 10 communities on our NFL list it is the largest. It sits just behind r/ContagiousLaughter (#63) and ahead of r/HistoryMemes (#65) in our ranking.

What sets r/nfl apart

It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 92.5 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 16.2. For its size it is unusually busy: about 15.8 new posts a day per million members, more than 87% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.31% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 86% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 39.7× as many posts as the quietest (06:00 UTC).

Subscriber growth

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/nfl climbed from 12,869,860 to 12,909,974 subscribers (+40.1K, +0.31%). That is about 1,003 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.

Top posts on r/nfl this week

The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Oct 30, 2026).

1. [Highlight] Giants RB Cam Skattebo made it clear he isn’t changing his running style after being penalized today for lowering his helmet. Skattebo says he’ll play for free if the fines keep coming an…u/musicmaker201 · Oct 25 · video
2. [Highlight] Wade Phillips on the Eagles defense: "There's only two plays that they can't stop. That's the run and the pass."u/oklolzzzzs · Oct 27 · video
3. [Highlight] Tom Brady has had enough with the officiating. “My goodness. What is that?” “There’s no way!” “It’s definitely not roughing the passer.”u/musicmaker201 · Oct 25 · video
4. Ben Johnson originally called a punt, but Cairo Santos asked to try a 58-yard field goalu/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan · Oct 23 · link
5. [Highlight] Rich Eisen's call of a Chiefs missed PAT: "Harrison Butker, interestingly enough, is wide right"u/expellyamos · Oct 28 · video
6. [Ramos-Eisen] The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders have unionized and the Cowboys have agreed to recognize the unionu/HemlockMartinis · Oct 23 · link
7. [Highlight] Teammates celebrate with J.J. McCarthy after he gets his first win as starting QB of the Giantsu/nfl · Oct 25 · video
8. [Schefter] Trade: Colts have agreed to send eight-time Pro-Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks, per me and @rapsheet. Nelson is on an expiring contract and the Colts are opting to get b…u/oklolzzzzs · Oct 27 · link
9. [Pelissero] Colts are trading three-time Pro Bowl DL DeForest Buckner to the 49ers for a 2027 fourth-round pick.u/expellyamos · Oct 27 · link
10. [Highlight] Harrison Butker comes up short from 58 and the Chiefs are scoreless at halfu/Large_banana_hammock · Oct 26 · video

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/nfl, from 2017 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.

1. Eagles reject White House visitu/BuffaloKiller937 · Feb 24, 2025 · link
2. [Highlight] Cooper DeJean pick-six on his birthdayu/nfl · Feb 10, 2025 · video
3. [Highlight] NO vs MIN - Diggs game-winning TD receptionu/Fusir · Jan 15, 2018 · 45,261 points · 6,373 comments · video
4. [Highlight] Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, & Ricky Martin's Super Bowl LX Halftime Showu/JCameron181 · Feb 9, 2026 · video
5. [Highlight] Jayden Daniels throws up a last second Hail Mary and Noah Brown catches it to win the game!u/ThatInception · Oct 27, 2024 · video
6. [Highlight] Dolphins score on the final play to beat the Patsu/suzukigun4life · Dec 9, 2018 · 39,799 points · 3,603 comments · video
7. [Yates] The Chiefs have now been eliminated from the playoffs.u/BreakfastTop6899 · Dec 14, 2025 · link
8. [Tom Brady] These past two months I’ve realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands. That time will come. But it’s not now. I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. They…u/KybladeSora · Mar 13, 2022 · 34,722 points · 5,616 comments · link
9. [Highlight] Caleb Williams unreal touchdown to Cole Kmet!u/nfl · Jan 19, 2026 · video
10. New England Patriots are the Super Bowl LI Championsu/Reedcool97 · Feb 6, 2017 · 33,955 points · 13,568 comments · text post

What r/nfl talks about

We read the titles of 663 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “highlight”, “game”, “team”, “williams” and “bears”. Other frequent themes are sunday, season, play, caleb, games and injury. Recurring phrases include “caleb williams”, “super bowl”, “drake maye” and “lamar jackson”. By format, 33% are videos, 32% are links and 25% are text posts.

• highlight 168
• game 67
• team 36
• williams 35
• bears 32
• sunday 31
• season 30
• play 27
• caleb 27
• games 23
• injury 23
• eagles 22
• 49ers 22
• packers 21
• bowl 21
• yards 21
• trade 20
• teams 19

Popular post flairs: Highlight (148), Rumor (19), Roster Move (11), Removed: Rule 19 - Low Effort Memey Post (6), Removed: Rule 10 - Team Sub Type Post (5), Removed: Rule 0 - Repost (4).

Activity and best time to post

r/nfl gets about 200 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,389,272 posts and 128,567,225 comments in total, about 92.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (370 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (69). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 06:00 UTC.

Rules of r/nfl

The moderators of r/nfl list 10 rules. In short:

1. Off Topic Content
2. Low effort/Joke Posts/Repost
3. Editorialized Title
4. All news should be sourced
5. Highlights: During Games
6. Personal Life/Off Field, Serious illness, deaths, and arrests for current or former players
7. Official threads are official and not unofficial
8. Original Content v. promotion and spam
9. Personal attack or any kind of slur
10. Off-Season Posting Policy

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/nfl and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.

Frequently asked questions

Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/nfl.